Inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopic and flame photometric analysis of goat epididymal fluid

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 288-292

  Gaur, Meenakshi ^a   Pruthi, Vikas ^a   Prasad, Ramasare ^a   Pereira, Ben M J ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Elements; Epididymal luminal fluid; Flame photometry; Goat epididymis; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ELEMENT; METAL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EPIDIDYMIS; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; SPECTROSCOPY; SPERM;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; ELEMENTS; EPIDIDYMIS; GOATS; MALE; METALS; POTASSIUM; SEMEN; SODIUM; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034566170     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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