Application of enzyme immunoassay to fecal steroid analysis in sika deer (Cervus nippon)

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 429-434

  Yamauchi, Kiyoshi ^a   Hamasaki, Shin Ichiro ^b   Takeuchi, Yukari ^a   Mori, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Wildlife Management Office Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enzymeimmunoassay; Feces; Pregnancy diagnosis; Progesterone; Sika deer; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346994336     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.45.429     Document Type: Article

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