Application of an enzyme-immunoassay (EIA) for rapid screening of 5α-pregnane-3,20-dione (DHP) in blood plasma of the Asian elephant, Elephas maximus

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 114, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 161-165

  Dehnhard, M ^a   Hildebrant, Th ^a   Rohleder, M ^a   Strauss, G ^a   Meyer, H H D ^a   Goritz F ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elephant; Estrous cycle; Gestagens; Luteal function; Pregnancy; Reproductive monitoring

Indexed keywords

5ALPHA PREGNANE 3,20 DIONE; AFRICA; ASIA; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CELL SECRETION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DETECTION; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; GESTAGEN; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANOLONE; REPRODUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0034937928     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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