Relaxin concentrations in serum and urine of endangered and crazy mixed-up species: New methods, uses, and findings

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1160, Issue , 2009, Pages 179-185

  Steinetz, B ^a   Lasano, S ^a   De Haas Van Dorsser, F ^b   Glickman, S ^c   Bergfelt, D ^d   Santymire, R ^e   Songsassen, N ^f   Swanson, W ^g  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^f SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchtop immunoassay kit; Endangered species; Exotic species; Radioimmunoassays; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

REAGENT; RELAXIN;

AFRICA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ASIA; CARNIVORE; CLITORIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPULATION; ELEPHANT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXOTIC SPECIES; EXTANT SPECIES; FELIDAE; HYENA; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTION; RHINOCEROS; SEAL; SERUM; URINE; WOLF;

CALLORHINUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS; CROCUTA CROCUTA; DICERORHINUS SUMATRENSIS; FELIDAE; LOXODONTA; MAMMALIA; SUS;

EID: 64549111740     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03824.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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