Plasma progesterone in alpaca (Lama pacos) during pregnancy, parturition and early postpartum

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 245-249

  Raggi, Luis A ^a   Ferrando, Germán ^a   Parraguez, Victor H ^a   MacNiven, Verónica ^a   Urquieta, Bessie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Parturition; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

BREED; CHILDBIRTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; IMMUNOASSAY; LAMA PACOS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; FEMALE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIME FACTORS;

LAMA PACOS;

EID: 0033614061     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00156-0     Document Type: Article

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