Capacitation-like changes occur in mouse spermatozoa cooled to low temperatures

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 318-324

  Fuller, S J ^a   Whittingham, D G ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acrosome; fertilization; oocyte; preservation

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ANIMALS; COLD; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM CAPACITATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031025408     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199703)46:3<318::AID-MRD10>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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