Unique biphasic progestagen profile in parturient and non-parturient giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) as determined by faecal hormone monitoring

Reproduction

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 183-193

  Kersey, David C ^a   Wildt, David E ^a   Brown, Janine L ^a   Snyder, Rebecca J ^b   Huang, Yan ^c   Monfort, Steven L ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ZOO ATLANTA   (United States)

^c China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; SEX HORMONE;

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHINA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESTRUS CYCLE; FECES; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ADULT; ANIMAL; BEAR; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; URINE; VETERINARY;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMALIA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ESTROUS CYCLE; FECES; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTINS; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; URSIDAE;

EID: 77954179819     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-10-0003     Document Type: Article

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