Detection of fetal gender differences in maternal serum progesterone concentrations of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 278-283

  Duer, Connie ^a,b,c   Carden, Melissa ^a,b   Tomasi, Thomas ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dickerson Park Zoo   (United States)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus); Gender differentiation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX DETERMINATION;

ANIMALS; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS);

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 33751197925     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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