Validation of techniques to measure reproductive hormones in the urine of female southern hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

Validation of techniques to measure reproductive hormones in the urine of female southern hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons)

Research in collaboration with the University of Queensland, published in the Journal of General and Comparative Endocrinology, Volume 252, in October 2017.

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Also available online at DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.08.003

Highlights

Urinary hormone analysis may increase our understanding of wombat reproduction.

Two exogenous hormone trials were conducted to validate enzyme-immunoassays.

Refinement of assay techniques is required to analyse urinary oestrogens.

Urinary progesterone was effective for assessing reproductive function in wombats.

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