Bovine granulosa cell culture for assessment of potency and specificity of antibodies to pregnant mares' serum gonadotrophin

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 497-500

  Kuran, Mehmet ^a,b,c   Broadbent, Peter J ^a   Hutchinson, J S Morley ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029938106     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1340497     Document Type: Article

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