A heterologous assay for measuring prolactin in pituitary extracts and plasma from Australian flying foxes (genus Pteropus)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 304-311

  O'Brien, G M ^a   Curlewis, J D ^a   Martin, L ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; DOMPERIDONE; DOPAMINE; HYPOPHYSIS EXTRACT; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FOX; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0030561584     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1996.0175     Document Type: Article

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