Fecal progestagen and estrone during pregnancy in a giraffe: A case report

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 159-164

  Isobe, Naoki ^a   Nakao, Toshihiko ^b   Shimada, Masayuki ^a   Fukumoto, Yukio ^c   Watanabe, Hitoshi ^c   Minami, Shinji ^c   Noda, Ayako ^c   Yoshimura, Yukinori ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enzyme immunoassay; Estrone sulfate; Giraffe; Pregnancy diagnosis; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRONE; GESTAGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BREEDING; CASE REPORT; FECES; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ARTIODACTYLA; ESTRONE; FECES; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTINS;

GIRAFFIDAE;

EID: 33947095563     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.18030     Document Type: Article

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