Progesterone in milk: A simple experiment illustrating the estrous cycle and enzyme immunoassay

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 64-67

  Rioux, Pierre ^a   Rajotte, Denis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cow; Gestation; Hormonal profile; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE RELEASE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MILK; MILK LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 10344228304     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00048.2002     Document Type: Article

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