Evaluation of a human immunometric assay for the determination of thyroid-stimulating hormone in nonhuman primates

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 267-268

  Lair, Stéphane ^a,c   Crawshaw, Graham J ^a   Mehren, Kay G ^a   Perrone, Maria A ^b,d  

^a TORONTO ZOO   (Canada)

^b Diagnostic Veterinary Systems   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d Vita tech Vet Laboratory Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endocrinology; Hypothyroidism; Primate; Thyroid; Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) thyroxine

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; GORILLA; HAPLORHINI; HUMAN; MACACA; PAPIO; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; GORILLA GORILLA; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MACACA; PAPIO; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PRIMATES; SAGUINUS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 0034207932     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0267:EOAHIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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