Serum Progesterone and Estradiol-17β Concentrations in Captive and Free-Ranging Adult Female Japanese Black Bears (Ursus thibetanus japonicus)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 415-420

  Sato, Miho ^a   Tsubota, Toshio ^a   Yamamoto, Kaori ^a   Komatsu, Takeshi ^b   Hashimoto, Yukihiko ^c   Katayama, Atsushi ^d   Hazumi, Toshihiro ^d   Kita, Isao ^a   Kudo, Tadaaki ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Institute of Japanese Black Bear in Ani   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Wildlife Management Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; BLOOD; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; SEASON; WILD ANIMAL; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; SEASONS; URSIDAE;

EID: 0034171044     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.62.415     Document Type: Article

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