Secretory patterns of serum prolactin in Asian (Elephas maximus) and African (Loxodonta africana) elephants during different reproductive states: Comparison with concentrations in a noncycling African elephant

Zoo Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-159

  Brown, Janine L ^a   Lehnhardt, John ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Mammals ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0040745829     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1997)16:2<149::AID-ZOO5>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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