Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for vitellogenin measurement in greenback flounder Rhombosolea tapirina

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-21

  Sun, B ^a   Pankhurst, Ned W ^a   Watts, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

ELISA; Estrogens; Flatfish; Reproduction; Teleost; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; VITELLOGENIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DILUTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOUNDER; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SHEEP; VALIDATION PROCESS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

OVIS ARIES; PLEURONECTIFORMES; PLEURONECTOIDEI; RHOMBOSOLEA TAPIRINA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 8744221492     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FISH.0000035890.17372.75     Document Type: Article

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