Effect of α-tocopherol on plasma testosterone and plasminogen activator activity or inhibition in ram spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 751-760

  Rekkas, C ^a   Kokolis, N ^b   Belibasaki, S ^a   Tsantarliotou, M ^b   Smokovitis, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Plasminogen activator activity; Spermatozoa; Testosterone; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; SEASON; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; MALE; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; PLASMINOGEN INACTIVATORS; SEASONS; SEMEN; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0034132053     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(99)00272-1     Document Type: Article

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