A glimpse at sperm function in vivo: Sperm transport and epithelial interaction in the female reproductive tract

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 60-61, Issue , 2000, Pages 337-348

  Scott, Mary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Oviduct; Sperm; Sperm storage; Sperm transport; Uterotubal junction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM TRANSPORT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034596135     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00130-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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