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Use of Radioimmunoassay to Measure Progesterone Levels During Different Reproductive Stages in Female Damascus Goats

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Zarkawi, M., Al-Masri, M. Use of Radioimmunoassay to Measure Progesterone Levels During Different Reproductive Stages in Female Damascus Goats. Tropical Animal Health and Production 34, 535–539 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021297305554

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