Measurement of EPF for detection of cow pregnancy using rosette inhibition test

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-107

  Ghaffari Laleh, V ^a   Ghaffari Laleh, R ^a   Pirany, N ^b   Moghadaszadeh Ahrabi, M ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cow; Early pregnancy factor; Pregnancy detection; Rosette inhibition test

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONIN; EARLY PREGNANCY FACTOR; PLACENTA PROTEIN; SUPPRESSOR FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; CATTLE; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; ROSETTE FORMATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHAPERONIN 10; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; ROSETTE FORMATION; SUPPRESSOR FACTORS, IMMUNOLOGIC;

BOS;

EID: 44649112956     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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