%0 Journal Article %T Mejoras en la t¨¦cnica de cromatograf¨ªa en capa delgada de ¨¢cidos biliares fecales para la identificaci¨®n de felinos %A Martina %A Pablo F %A Sosa %A Nora M %A Vilte %A Hern¨¢n A %A Duette %A Gabriel A %A Valdez %A Eusebia C %J Revista de ciencia y tecnolog£¿-a %D 2010 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X the study of the biliary acids of feces as a non-destructive method was used to estimate population size and eating habits in carnivores. however, the classical techniques are time-consuming and require solvents which are highly toxic to humans. for this reason, we were looking for the optimization of the technique, by reducing time and evaluating new combinations of solvents. nineteen feces samples of five species of felines and one species of canine were dried and powdered. three combinations of solvent extractors and four mobile phases were assayed. the run and dried tlc sheets were developed by immersion in an anisaldehyde solution. %K thin layer chromatography %K tlc %K felids identification %K fecal bile acids. %U http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1851-75872010000200009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en