Plasma concentrations of immunoreactive relaxin activity and progesterone in the pregnant Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 119-131

  Niemuller, C A ^a   Gray, C ^b   Cummings, E ^a   Liptrap, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b African Lion Safari   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abortion; Elephant; Parturition; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 0032582754     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00131-6     Document Type: Article

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