Non-invasive detection of candidate pregnancy protein biomarkers in the feces of captive polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 308-314

  Curry, E ^a   Stoops, M A ^a   Roth, T L ^a  

^a Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW)   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Fecal protein; Non invasive; Polar bear; Pregnancy diagnosis; Pseudopregnancy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PLACENTA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; CHEMISTRY; FECES; FEMALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; FECES; FEMALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; URSIDAE;

URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 84862319736     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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