Validation of an enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) for plasma oxytocin in a novel mammal species reveals potential errors induced by sampling procedure

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 226, Issue , 2014, Pages 73-79

  Robinson, Kelly J ^a   Hazon, Neil ^a   Lonergan, Mike ^a   Pomeroy, Patrick P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EDTA; Extraction; Heparin; Oxytocin; Plasma; Seal

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PHOCA; PLASMA; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPARIN; MALE; OXYTOCIN; PHOCA; PLASMA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SEALS, EARLESS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84894491136     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2014.01.019     Document Type: Article

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