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Table 2 Median and first to third quartile of all hormone levels for free-ranging porpoises, porpoises in rehabilitation and in human care (unit for cortisol: ng/ml; for all other hormones: ng/l)

From: Evaluation of immune and stress status in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena): can hormones and mRNA expression levels serve as indicators to assess stress?

 

Free-ranging

Rehabilitation

Human care

 

n

median

1. - 3. quartile

n

median

1. - 3. quartile

n

median

1. - 3. quartile

adrenaline

15

189

126.5-280.5

15

100

82.15-142

11

86.2

58.85-103.24

noradrenaline

15

3068

1970.5-4372

15

1158

993-3040

11

859.25

581.5-1837.5

dopamine

15

294

180.5-448.5

15

61

38.1-465

11

180

150.5-262.7

metanephrine

9

486.6

439.3-589

14

193

109-285.5

2

90

82-98

normetanephrine

9

938.4

676-1107

14

499,5

482.5-611

2

370.5

370.5-422

ACTH

14

283.1

119.8-449.8

9

29,2

20.4-38.4

9

40.4

39.5-58.3

cortisol

14

173.7

120.9-231.4

17

40

27.6-59.9

15

24.3

21.25-31.5

  1. n = number of samples.