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The effects of body region, season and external arsenic application on hair cortisol concentration

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Stress hormone (e.g. cortisol) levels can be assessed from hair, but the deposition of these hormones in hair may be dependent on the body region, and chemical treatments. Hair cortisol… Click to show full abstract

Stress hormone (e.g. cortisol) levels can be assessed from hair, but the deposition of these hormones in hair may be dependent on the body region, and chemical treatments. Hair cortisol depended on body region. Arsenic soap, a common treatment for museum pelts, did not affect hair cortisol concentration.

Keywords: hair cortisol; hair; cortisol concentration; body region

Journal Title: Conservation Physiology
Year Published: 2018

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