An investigation of capacitation and the acrosome reaction in dog spermatozoa using a dual fluorescent staining technique

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 321-332

  Hewitt, D A ^a   England, G C W ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Capacitation; Dog; Fluorescence microscopy; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; BISBENZIMIDE; CALCIMYCIN; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; FLUORESCENT DYE; IONOPHORE; NIGROSIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ACROSOME; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; BISBENZIMIDE; CALCIMYCIN; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; DOGS; FLUORESCENT DYES; IONOPHORES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0032577518     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(98)00079-7     Document Type: Article

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