Acrosomal status of mouse spermatozoa in the oviductal isthmus

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 282, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 360-366

  Esponda, Pedro ^a   Moreno, Marta ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERINE TUBE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; EPITHELIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0032531882     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19981015)282:3<360::AID-JEZ8>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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