Plasma progesterone concentrations measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay useful for diagnosing pregnancy in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 265-273

  Gardiner, K J ^a,b,c   Boyd, I L ^b   Racey, P A ^a   Reijnders, P J H ^c   Thompson, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ELISA; Harbor seal; Phoca vitulina; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0008168840     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1996.tb00575.x     Document Type: Article

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