Mouse spermatozoa modify their motility parameters and chemotactic response to factors from the oocyte microenvironment

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 201-206

  Giojalas, L C ^a   Rovasio, R A ^a  

^a University of Córdoba   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Mouse spermatozoa; Oocyte environment factors; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CHEMOTAXIS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OOCYTES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031710475     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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