Measurement of ovine pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) during early pregnancy in lacaune sheep

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-262

  El Amiri, B ^a,b   Karen, A ^c   Sulon, J ^a   Melo De Sousa, N ^a   Alvarez Oxiley, A V ^a   Cognie Y ^d   Szenci, O ^e   Beckers, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Centre Regional de la Recherche Agronomique de Settat   (Morocco)

^c KAFRELSHEIKH UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

^e Faculty of Veterinary Science   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACENTA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; RABBIT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY TESTS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RABBITS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34248589318     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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