A versatile enzyme immunoassay for the determination of progestogens in feces and serum

Zoo Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 227-236

  Graham, Laura ^a   Schwarzenberger, Franz ^b   Möstl, Erich ^b   Galama, Wieke ^a   Savage, Anne ^a  

^a DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Enzyme immunoassay; Fecal analysis; Progestogens; Zoo species

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035633301     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.1022     Document Type: Article

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