
- MultiSpecies
- USE-MeasureCorticosteroneinaslittleas2uLsample
- SAMPLE-Serum,Plasma,Urine,FecalExtracts
- SAMPLES/KIT-38or230inDuplicate
- STABILITY-Liquid4˚CStableReagents
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TheDetectX®CorticosteroneEnzymeImmunoassaykitmeasurescorticosteronepresentintissueculture,serum,plasmaandfecalsamples.Thekithasbeendevelopedforextractedfecalsamplesandhasbeenvalidatedwithmultipleanimalspecies.DilutedsamplesarePipettedintoaclearmicrotiterplatecoatedwithanantibody.Acorticosterone-peroxidaseconjugateisaddedtothewells.Thebindingreactionisinitiatedbytheadditionofapolyclonalantibodytocorticosterone.Afteranhourincubationtheplateiswashedandsubstrateisadded.Thesubstratereactswiththeboundcorticosterone-peroxidaseconjugate.Afterashortincubation,thereactionisreadat450nm.
Corticosteroneisaglucocorticoidsecretedbythecortexoftheadrenalgland.CorticosteroneisproducedinresponsetostimulationoftheadrenalcortexbyACTHandistheprecursorofaldosterone.Corticosteroneisamajorindicatorofstressandisthemajorstresssteroidproducedinnon-humanmammals.Studiesinvolvingcorticosteroneandlevelsofstressincludeimpairmentoflongtermmemoryretrieval,chroniccorticosteroneelevationduetodietaryrestrictionsandinresponsetoburninjuries.Inadditiontostresslevels,corticosteroneisbelievedtoplayadecisiveroleinsleep-wakepatterns.
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