Comparison of Ovine Spermatozoal Morphological Features after Staining of Fixation and Assessment of Morphological Abnormalities in Dead/Live Spermatozoa

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 675-680

  Öztürkler, Yavuz ^a   Baran, Alper ^b   Evecen, Mithat ^b   Ak, Kemal ^b   Ileri, I Kamuran ^b  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fixation; Ram; Spermatozoa; Staining

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035631454     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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