A lineal equation for the classification of progressive and hyperactive spermatozoa

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-93

  Vulcano, Gustavo J ^a,b   Moses, Daniel F ^a   Valcárcel, Alberto ^a   De Las Heras, Marcelo A ^a  

^a Centro de Investigaciones Reproductivas Perez Companc   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION;

ANIMALS; KINETICS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; SHEEP; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031802263     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(97)10018-9     Document Type: Article

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