Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing – Immunochemical pregnancy determination
Patent
1991-12-18
1993-12-14
Ceperley, Mary E.
Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing
Immunochemical pregnancy determination
435 792, 435 793, 435 714, 435 795, 436542, G01N 3374
Patent
active
052702200
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method for early detection of pregnancy in canids and equids. The method involves introduction of a chemical, preferably from a group of chemicals essentially consisting of opioid antagonists, for use in elevating the concentration of the hormone prolactin of a pregnant canid or equid. Subsequent to introduction of the opioid antagonist to a suspected pregnant equid or canid, the concentration of the hormone prolactin may be measured for a determination as to the actual pregnancy of the animal. The prolactin concentration for an animal may be evaluated for a reliable determination of pregnancy as early as five days for canids and forty-eight hours for equids following insemination.
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Kreeger Terry J.
Seal Ulysses S.
Smith Frances O.
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