Lactate dehydrogenase activity of rat epididymis and spermatozoa: Effect of constant light

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-150

  Ponce, R H ^a,b   Carriazo, C S ^b   Vermouth, N T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Constant light; Epididymis; Fertility; Lactate dehydrogenase; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LIGHT; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SOLUBILITY; SPERMATOZOON; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIGHT; MALE; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLUBILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0035236001     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/1624     Document Type: Article

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