Table 3.

Concentrations (ng/g) of steroid hormones in remote biopsied blubber from Tursiops truncates

Analyte	LOD	LOQ	TYP140227–01	TYP140806–03	TYP140730–01	TYP140801–02
			Female	Female	Male	Male
			Feb-14	Aug-14	Jul-14	Aug-14
11-Deoxycortisol	0.074	0.240	< 0.074	< 0.074	0.084*	< 0.074
17-OH-Progesterone	0.0580	0.237	< 0.0580	< 0.0580	3.16	1.25
Androstenedione	0.0670	0.238	< 0.0670	< 0.0670	15.2	4.33
Cortisone	0.140	0.821	0.160*	0.214*	0.483*	0.217*
Cortisol	0.263	0.400	0.528	0.803	1.08	0.763
Progesterone	0.0910	0.247	< 0.0910	0.150*	0.473	0.262
Testosterone	0.0740	0.236	< 0.0740	< 0.0740	31.5	10.1

^*Above the LOD but not quantifiable due to concentration below the lowest calibration standard