Canine Sperm Head Damage after Freezing-Thawing: Ultrastructural Evaluation and Content of Selected Elements;Veränderungen am Kopf von Hundesperma nach Tiefgefrieren und Auftauen: Ultrastrukturelle Untersuchung und Inhalt der ausgewählten Elemente

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 77-82

  Strom Holst B ^a   Rota, A ^a   Andersen Berg, K ^b   Linde Forsberg, C ^a   Rodriguez Martinez, H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

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EID: 0002496233     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.1998.tb01318.x     Document Type: Review

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