Ultrasonographic appearance of clinically healthy testicles and epididymides of rams

Theriogenology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1959-1972

  Gouletsou, P G ^a   Amiridis, G S ^a   Cripps, P J ^b   Lainas, T ^c   Deligiannis, K ^d   Saratsis, P ^e   Fthenakis, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Veterinary Service of Karditsa   (Greece)

^d INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^e ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Normal; Sheep; Sheep reproduction; Testicle; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; SEMEN; SHEEP; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TESTIS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037400996     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01259-1     Document Type: Article

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