Validation of a serum immunoassay to measure progesterone and diagnose pregnancy in the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus)

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1030-1040

  Tripp, K M ^a   Verstegen, J P ^a   Deutsch, C J ^b   Bonde, R K ^c   Rodriguez, M ^d   Morales, B ^e   Schmitt, D L ^f   Harr, K E ^g  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Miami Seaquarium   (United States)

^e EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^f MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g FVP Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Assay validation; Manatee; Pregnancy diagnosis; Progesterone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; FEMALE; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 51249094701     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.06.024     Document Type: Article

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