Establishment of a specific radioimmunoassay for bovine interferon τ

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1050-1060

  Takahashi, Hitomi ^a,f   Takahashi, Masashi ^b   Nagaya, Hidekazu ^c   Hirako, Makoto ^a   Sawai, Ken ^d   Minamihashi, Akira ^d   Inumaru, Shigeki ^e   Yokomizo, Yuichi ^e   Geshi, Masaya ^a   Okano, Akira ^a   Okuda, Kiyoshi ^f  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

^c Katakura Industries Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d Hokkaido Animal Research Center   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^f OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine interferon ; RIA; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 20844451360     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.05.019     Document Type: Article

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