In Vitro Penetration into Bovine Oocytes and Zona-Free Hamster Oocytes by Bull Spermatozoa Treated with Liposomes

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 991-999

  Truelson, S L ^a,b   Graham, J K ^a,b   Mortimer, R G ^a,b   Field, T G ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences

^b Department of Animal Sciences ^*

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; Liposomes; Spermatozoa; Zona free hamster oocyte

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; CRICETINAE;

1,2 DILAUROYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; 1,2-DILAUROYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HAMSTER; MALE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRICETINAE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; LIPOSOMES; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0030157576     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76450-0     Document Type: Article

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