Detection of low plasma estradiol concentrations in nesting green turtles (Chelonia mydas) by HPLC/Ms-Ms

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 315 A, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 170-174

  Mahmoud, I Y ^a   Alkindi, A Y ^b   Khan, T ^a   Al Bahry, S N ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TURTLES;

CHELONIA MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79952173245     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.665     Document Type: Article

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