Changes in sperm ultrastructure and localisation in the porcine oviduct around ovulation

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 137-148

  Mburu, J N ^a   Rodriguez Martinez, H ^a   Einarsson, S ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Oviduct; Pig fertilisation; Plasma membranes; Spermatozoa ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; EPITHELIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OVULATION; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; UTERUS;

EID: 0031149445     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01631-4     Document Type: Article

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