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A novel method for analysing key corticosteroids in polar bear (Ursus maritimus) hair using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
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- Weisser, Johan J. (author)
- Danmark
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- Hansen, Martin (author)
- Danmark
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- Björklund, Erland (author)
- Högskolan Kristianstad,Avdelningen för Naturvetenskap,Plattformen för molekylär analys,Avdelningen för miljö- och biovetenskap,Forskningsmiljön MoLab
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- Sonne, Christian (author)
- Danmark
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- Dietz, Rune (author)
- Danmark
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- Styrishave, Bjarne (author)
- Danmark
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- 2016
- 2016
- English.
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In: Journal of chromatography. B. - 1570-0232 .- 1873-376X. ; 1017, s. 45-51
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Abstract
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- This paper presents the development and evaluation of a methodology for extraction, clean-up and analysis of three key corticosteroids (aldosterone, cortisol and corticosterone) in polar bear hair. Such a methodology can be used to monitor stress biomarkers in polar bears and may provide as a useful tool for long-term and retrospective information. We developed a combined pressurized liquid extraction (PLE)-solid phase extraction (SPE) procedure for corticosteroid extraction and clean-up followed by high pressure liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) analysis. This procedure allows for the simultaneous determination of multiple steroids, which is in contrast to previous polar bear studies based on ELISA techniques. Absolute method recoveries were 81%, 75% and 60% for cortisol, corticosterone and aldosterone, respectively. We applied the developed method on a hair sample pooled from four East Greenland polar bears. Herein cortisol and corticosterone were successfully determined in levels of 0.32 +/- 0.02 ng/g hair and 0.13 +/- 0.02 ng/g hair, respectively. Aldosterone was below limit of detection (LOD<0.17 ng/g). The cortisol hair concentration found in these East Greenland polar bears was consistent with cortisol levels previously determined in the Southern Hudson Bay and James Bay in Canada using ELISA kits. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Subject headings
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Medical Biotechnology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinsk bioteknologi (hsv//swe)
Keyword
- PLE
- SPE LC-MS/MS
- polar bear hair
- fur
- cortisol
- corticosterone
- aldosterone
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)