Effects of cryopreservation on bull sperm head morphometry

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 704-709

  Gravance, Curtis G ^a,b   Vishwanath, R ^c   Pitt, Colin ^c   Garner, Duane L ^b   Casey, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Morphology; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; SPERM HEAD;

EID: 0032408335     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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