Induction of vitellogenesis by estradiol-17β and development of enzyme-linked immunosorbant assays to quantify plasma vitellogenin levels in green turtles (Chelonia mydas)

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 551-563

  Herbst, Lawrence H ^a   Siconolfi Baez, Linda ^a   Torelli, John H ^a   Klein, Paul A ^b   Kerben, Marci J ^c   Schumacher, Isabella M ^c,d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Enzyme linked immunosorbant assay; Estrogen; Green turtle; Monoclonal antibodies; Reptiles; Vitellogenin; Yolk

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTISERUM; EGG PROTEIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PEPTIDE; PLASMA PROTEIN; VITELLOGENIN; YOLK PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EGG YOLK; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TURTLE; VERTEBRATE; VITELLOGENESIS;

CHELONIA MYDAS; MYDAS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037860921     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(03)00141-6     Document Type: Article

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