The presence of uric acid, an antioxidantive substance, in fish seminal plasma

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 313-315

  Ciereszko, A ^a   Dabrowski, K ^b   Kucharczyk, D ^c   Dobosz, S ^d   Goryczko, K ^d   Glogowski, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIV OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^d INLAND FISHERIES INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Fish; Seminal plasma; Spermatozoa; Urate

Indexed keywords

ABRAMIS BRAMA; BRAMA; COPROSMA KAUENSIS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; ESOX LUCIUS; ESOX MASQUINONGY; HYPEROGLYPHE POROSA; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERCA FLAVESCENS; SALMONIDAE; TELEOSTEI; TINCA TINCA;

EID: 0000856486     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007886121663     Document Type: Article

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