title: Comparison of the Immulite and RIA assay methods for measuring peripheral blood progesterone levels in Greyhound bitches.
abstract: Determination of optimal breeding time in bitches earmarked for single insemination only is based on measurement of peripheral blood serum or plasma progesterone concentration. In this paper a comparison is made between radioimmune assay (RIA) and chemoluminescent assay (Immulite) for determination of P4 concentrations in the bitch. The Immulite assay is shown to be an accurate and reliable method for serum or plasma P4 measurement. It compares favourably with other methods in terms of turn-around time, cost and accessibility for veterinarians in practice.
authors.affiliation: Comparative Immunology Group, School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland. aspinas.chapwanya@ucd.ie
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chapwanya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Clegg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vaughan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood*; D030762:Estrous Cycle; D005260:Female; D007315:Insemination, Artificial / Q000662:veterinary; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D011374:Progesterone