Prediction of estrus cyclicity in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) through estimation of fecal progesterone metabolite: development of an enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay

Theriogenology

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1051-1060

  Ghosal, R ^a   Sukumar, R ^a   Seshagiri, P B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Asian elephant; Estrus cycle; Non invasive assay; Progesterone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ELTANOLONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ELEPHANT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FECES; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ELEPHANTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTROUS CYCLE; ESTRUS DETECTION; FECES; FEMALE; PREGNANOLONE; PROGESTERONE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 77950021174     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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