Evaluation of spermatological parameters in ochratoxin A - Challenged boars

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-207

  Biró, Krisztina ^a   Barna Vetró, Ildikó ^a   Pécsi, Tamás ^b   Szabó, Erzsébet ^a   Winkler, Gábor ^c   Fink Gremmels, Johanna ^d   Solti, László ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Natl Artificial Insemination Center   (Hungary)

^c ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ELISA; Longevity; Ochratoxin A; Sperm motility; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038384725     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01375-4     Document Type: Article

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