Characterization of gossypol-induced sperm abnormalities in bulls

Theriogenology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1193-1203

  Chenoweth, P J ^a   Chase Jr , C C ^b   Risco, C A ^c   Larsen, R E ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Bull fertility; Gossypol; Sperm morphology; Spermatoxicity

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPE; PHYSIOLOGY; RETE TESTIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TEST MEAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; GOSSYPOL; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0034654445     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(00)00264-8     Document Type: Article

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