AN ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY FOR CORTISOL IN THE SALIVA OF MAN AND DOMESTIC FARM ANIMALS
- 1 November 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Journal of Endocrinology
- Vol. 123 (2) , R13-R16
- https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.123r013
Abstract
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay has been developed for the direct assay of cortisol in the saliva of man, sheep, calf and pig. The assay is sensitive (∼1 pg), highly specific and reproducible, and has the advantage over radioimmunosassay in being cheaper and quicker to carry out. The relatively-non invasive method of collecting saliva on cotton buds coupled with simple assay equipment provide a good potential for assessing cortisol status in studies on stress and welfare in farm animals as well as the possibility of monitoring cortisol status in mammals generally.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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