Concentrations of progesterone and the 5α-reduced progestins, 5α- pregnane-3,20-dione and 3α-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one, in luteal tissue and circulating blood and their relationship to luteal function in the African elephant, Loxodonta africana

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 640-646

  Hodges, J Keith ^a   Heistermann, Michael ^a   Beard, Andrew ^b   Van Aarde, Rudi J ^b  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 5ALPHA PREGNANE 3,20 DIONE; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORPUS LUTEUM; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; ELEPHANT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

5-ALPHA-DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CORPUS LUTEUM; ELEPHANTS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANEDIONES; PREGNANOLONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0031045044     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.3.640     Document Type: Article

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