The measurement of luteinising hormone in the western grey kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus ocydromus) and the black-flanked rock wallaby (Petrogale lateralis lateralis)
Phillip Matson A C , Christopher Mayberry B , Nicole Willers B , Margaret A. Blackberry B and Graeme B. Martin BA Perth Zoo, 20 Labouchere Road, South Perth, WA 6151, Australia and School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
B School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.
C Corresponding author. Email: phillipmatson@optusnet.com.au
Australian Mammalogy 31(1) 61-63 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM08112
Submitted: 12 August 2008 Accepted: 8 December 2008 Published: 16 April 2009
Abstract
An enzyme immunoassay with an anti-bovine-LH antibody (518B7) was applied to female western grey kanagaroos (Macropus fuliginosus ocydromus) and black-flanked rock wallabies (Petrogale lateralis lateralis). Validation showed parallelism to the assay standard curve, and significant increases in plasma LH concentrations after challenging animals with intramuscular GnRH.
Acknowledgements
Hormone preparations (NIH-LH-S11, NIADDK-oLH-26 and NIH-bLH-B10) were originally supplied by Dr A. F. Parlow (Director, Pituitary Hormones and Antisera Center, Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA). The work was supported by a linkage grant from the Australian Research Council (Kangaroo & Koala Contraception Program). CM and NW were supported by APAI scholarships.
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