Viability of ram spermatozoa in relation to the abstinence period and successive ejaculations

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 287-292

  Ollero, M ^a   Muino Blanco T ^a   Lopez Perez M J ^a   Cebrian Perez J A ^a  

^a Lab Genet Bioquim Grupos S   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Ram; Sperm motility; Sperm viability; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; EJACULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0030473039     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.1996.tb00477.x     Document Type: Article

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