The effect of removing surface-associated proteins from viable chicken spermatozoa on sperm function in vivo and in vitro

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 139-147

  Steele, M G ^a,b   Wishart, G J ^b  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chickens; Fertility; Spermatozoa; Surface proteins

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; EOSIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHICKENS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SEMEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030566888     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01567-9     Document Type: Article

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