Expression of granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in male germ cells: GM-CSF enhances sperm motility

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1083-1095

  Vilanova, Lourdes T ^a,c   Rauch, M Cecilia ^a   Mansilla, Alejandra ^a   Zambrano, Angara ^a   Brito, Mónica ^a   Werner, Enrique ^a   Alfaro, Víctor ^b   Cox, José F ^b   Concha, Ilona I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CENTROCCIDENTAL LISANDRO ALVARADO   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

GM CSF; Sperm motility; Sperm physiology

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 0041783168     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00106-7     Document Type: Article

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