A new test for early pregnancy diagnosis in sheep: Determination of ovine pregnancy associated glycoprotein (ovPAG) concentration by means of a homologous radioimmunoassay

Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-127

  Verberckmoes, S ^a   Vandaele, L ^a   De Cat, S ^c   El Amiri, B ^b   Sulon, J ^b   Duchateau, L ^a   De Kruif, A ^a   Beckers, J F ^b   Van Soom, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREEDING; JUGULAR VEIN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY TEST; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VEIN PUNCTURE;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 2642571666     PISSN: 03039021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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