Application of time-resolved fluorometry to immunoassays for bovine reproductive hormones

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-15

  Kaneko, Hiroyuki ^a   Hasegawa, Yoshihisa ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cattle; Peptide hormone; Reproduction; Time resolved fluoroimmunoassay; Time resolved immunofluorometric assay

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33846151771     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2006.00398.x     Document Type: Review

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