Development and application of a two-site enzyme immunoassay for the determination of 'total' activin-A concentrations in serum and follicular fluid

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 267-279

  Knight, P G ^a   Muttukrishna, S ^a   Groome, N P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; INHIBIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLICLE FLUID; HUMAN; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SWINE;

EID: 0030033697     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1480267     Document Type: Article

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