Effect of biochemical characteristics of buffalo oestrual mucus on in vitro sperm migration

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 313-315

  Dev, S ^a,b   Pangaonkar, G R ^a   Sharma, R K ^a   Gandotra, V K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CVH   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Oestrual mucus; Sperm mucus penetration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033433924     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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