Evaluation of progesterone and 20-oxo-progestagens in the plasma of Asian (Elephas maximus) and African (Loxodonta africana) elephants

Zoo Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 403-413

  Schwarzenberger, Franz ^a   Strauss, Günter ^b   Hoppen, Hans O ^c   Schaftenaar, Willem ^d   Dieleman, Steph J ^e   Zenker, Wolfgang ^f   Pagan, Olivier ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Tierpark Berlin Friedrichsfelde   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d Rotterdam Zoo   (Netherlands)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f Andrology   (Austria)

^g Zoo Basel Postfach   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0031521072     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:5<403::AID-ZOO3>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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