Epididymal epithelial cells cultured in vitro prolong the motility of bovine sperm

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 842-847

  Gagnon, A ^a   Sullivan, R ^a   Sirard, M A ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Epididymis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; COLLAGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; KERATINS; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0033754190     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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