Sperm subpopulations in Boar (Sus scrofa) and Gazelle (Gazella dama mhorr) semen as revealed by pattern analysis of computer-assisted motility assessments

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-41

  Abaigar, Teresa ^a   Holt, William V ^b   Harrison, Robin A P ^c   Del Barrio, Gabriel ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CAFFEINE; RECEPTOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CLASSIFICATION; DEER; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; BICARBONATES; CAFFEINE; COMPUTERS; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; DAMA; GAZELLA; GAZELLA DAMA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032895288     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod60.1.32     Document Type: Article

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