Role of carbohydrates in the attachment of equine spermatozoa to uterine tubal (oviductal) epithelial cells in vitro

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1635-1639

  Dobrinski, I ^a   Ignotz, G G ^b   Thomas, P G A ^a   Ball, B A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Plant Breeding and Genetics Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCOPROTEIN; MONOSACCHARIDE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UTERINE TUBE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; CELL MEMBRANE; EPITHELIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HORSES; MALE; MONOSACCHARIDES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030276684     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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