Simple histochemical stain for acrosomes on sperm from several species

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 445-449

  Larson, Jennine L ^a   Miller, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Fertility; Fertilization; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GUINEA PIG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPERM; STAINING; SWINE;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ADULT; ANIMALS; CALCIMYCIN; CATTLE; GUINEA PIGS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; RABBITS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM TAIL; SWINE;

EID: 0033061672     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199904)52:4<445::AID-MRD14>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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