Seminal carnitine and acetylcarnitine content and carnitine acetyltransferase activity in young Maremmano stallions

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 233-245

  Stradaioli, G ^a   Sylla, L ^b   Zelli, R ^b   Verini Supplizi, A ^b   Chiodi, P ^c   Arduini, A ^c   Monaci, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Sigma Tau SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetylcarnitine; Carnitine; Semen; Seminal plasma; Stallion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCARNITINE; CARNITINE; CARNITINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CARNITINE O ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EJACULATION; ENZYMOLOGY; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ANIMAL; CARNITINE; CARNITINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; EJACULATION; HORSES; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034731250     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00201-3     Document Type: Article

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