Isolation and partial characterization of tammar wallaby luteinizing hormone and development of a radioimmunoassay

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 475-480

  McFarlane, James R ^a   Rudd, Carl D ^b   Foulds, Lynda M ^c   Fletcher, Terry P ^d   Renfree, Marilyn B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Monash Inst of Repro and Devmt   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

EID: 0030859811     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R96089     Document Type: Article

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