Computer-assisted sperm head morphometry analysis (ASMA) of cryopreserved ram spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1219-1230

  Gravance, C G ^a,b   Champion, Z J ^a   Casey, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Image processing; Morphometry; Sheep; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

DYE; FLUORESCENT DYE; HEMATOXYLIN; ROSE BENGAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; STATISTICAL MODEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEMATOXYLIN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; ROSE BENGAL; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERM HEAD;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032523138     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00069-7     Document Type: Article

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