Detection and identification of plasma progesterone metabolites in the female Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) using GC/MS/MS

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-371

  Tripp, K M ^a   Dubois, M ^b   Delahaut, P ^b   Verstegen, J P ^a  

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

^b CER Groupe   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Corpus luteum; GC MS MS; Manatee; Pregnancy regulation; Progestin metabolism

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREEDING; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS MANATUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS;

EID: 67649635622     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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