Study of early pregnancy factor (EPF) in Equine (Equus caballus)

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 174-179

  Ohnuma, Katsuhiko ^a   Yokoo, Masaki ^a   Ito, Kazuei ^a   Nambo, Yasuo ^b   Miyake, Yoh Ichi ^a   Komatsu, Mamoru ^c   Takahashi, Jutaro ^a  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EQUINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c Akita Omoriyama Zoo   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early pregnancy factor; Equine; Pregnancy; Rosette inhibition test

Indexed keywords

EARLY PREGNANCY FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORSE; MALE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ROSETTE FORMATION; ROSETTE TEST; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033971733     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2000.430307.x     Document Type: Article

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