Demonstration that the removal of sialic acid from the surface of chicken spermatozoa impedes their transvaginal migration

Theriogenology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1037-1044

  Steele, M G ^a   Wishart, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chicken; Neuraminic acid; Oviducal transport; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLYCOPROTEIN; SIALIC ACID; SIALIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL SURFACE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; POLYPHEMUS;

EID: 0030587693     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(96)00268-3     Document Type: Article

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