Antibody against 28-kDa intra-acrosomal sperm protein as a tool for evaluation of acrosomal integrity in bull spermatozoa

Folia Biologica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 93-96

  Peknicova J ^a   Moos, J ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Czech Republic)

^b Sigma Aldrich Ltd   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CALCIMYCIN; CELL PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; FERTILIZATION; FREEZING; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SWINE; THAWING;

EID: 0040032448     PISSN: 00155500     EISSN: 25337602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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