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- Title
Validation of a Fecal T3 Metabolite Assay for Measuring Energetics in Wild Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana).
- Authors
Chen, Haochun; Yao, Hui; Yang, Wanjin; Xiang, Zuofu; Ostner, Julia; Cristόbal-Azkarate, Jurgi
- Abstract
To confirm that the antibody in the assay binds effectively to the T3m in feces and that the fecal matrix does not interfere with T3m assessment, we ran parallelism and accuracy tests. Keywords: Ecophysiology; Habitat use; Primate; Thermoregulation; Thyroid hormones EN Ecophysiology Habitat use Primate Thermoregulation Thyroid hormones 759 763 5 11/05/21 20211001 NES 211001 Handling Editor: Joanna M. Setchell Introduction Thyroid hormones (thyroxine, [T4] and triiodothyronine [T3]) play a central role in the regulation of resting metabolic rate in relation to energy intake and ambient temperature.
- Subjects
GOLDEN snub-nosed monkey; DEFECATION; BODY temperature regulation; THYROID hormone regulation; THYROTROPIN; JAPANESE macaque; BASAL metabolism
- Publication
International Journal of Primatology, 2021, Vol 42, Issue 5, p759
- ISSN
0164-0291
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10764-021-00236-0