Evaluation of fertility status of hurrah buffalo bulls in vitro using zona-free hamster eggs

Theriogenology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 501-512

  Brahmkshtri, B P ^a   Edwin, M J ^b   Joshi, C G ^a   Sivaselvam, S N ^b   Krishnan, A R ^b  

^a Dau Shri Vasudev Chandrakar Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya   (India)

^b MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Fertility; Sperm characteristic; Zona free hamster oocyte

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HYALURONIDASE; SERIC GONADOTROPIN; TRYPSIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HAMSTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; SUPEROVULATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0030793579     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00258-6     Document Type: Article

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