In vitro fertilizing characteristics of bovine spermatozoa with multiple nuclear vacuoles: A case study

Theriogenology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-12

  Pilip, R ^a   Del Campo, M R ^a   Barth, A D ^a   Mapletoft, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

bovine; fertilization; IVF; nuclear vacuoles; sperm defects

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 0030197532     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0093-691X(96)00136-7     Document Type: Article

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