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The term “hormone assay” refers to the measure of hormone levels, hormonal response, or hormone-behavior interactions within an animal, biological fluid, tissue, or cell. Within behavioral sciences and medicine, the term typically refers to the use of immunological assays to measure hormones within biological fluids (typically blood, urine, or saliva) in order to assess endocrine system status.
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Within medicine, behavioral endocrinology, and related fields, there are a few common techniques for determining hormone levels, hormonal response, or hormone-behavior interactions. These common techniques include lesions or ablation (sometimes followed by replacement of endocrine structures), pharmacological techniques (e.g., hormone-blocking drugs, hormone mimics, cannulation), genetic manipulations (i.e., transgenic or knockout studies of hormone-related genes),...
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Welling, L.L.M. (2016). Hormone Assays. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_761-1
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