Scientists give animals classifications to make it easier to study them. The ferret is the domesticated member of the Order Carnivora, Family Mustelidae and Genus Mustela. This means that ferrets are meat-eaters and one of the members of the weasel family. A common misconception is that ferrets are rodents. This is absolutely not the case, as rodents are a completely different scientific order. Scientific classifications then break down animals into specific species.
A cortisol test is done to measure the level of the hormone cortisol in the blood. The cortisol level may show problems with the adrenal glands or pituitary gland.Cortisol is made by the adrenal glands. Cortisol levels go up when the pituitary gland releases another hormone called adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).Cortisol has many functions.he cortisol level may show problems with the adrenal glands or pituitary gland. Cortisol is made by the adrenal glands. Cortisol levels go up when the pituitary gland releases another hormone called adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Cortisol has many functions.
Cortisol is the primary glucocorticoid of the adrenal cortex. Ten to 20% of circulating cortisol is loosely attached to albumin and 70 or 80% is bound to transcortin. The remaining 10% is unbound. Total serum cortisol is measured in the laboratory. Serum cortisol levels are lowest about 04:00, rise to their highest levels about 08:00, and then fall throughout the day to a nadir of 50% of the peak level by 20:00 hours.