Seminal plasma lactoferrin but not transferrin reflects gonadal function in dogs

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 679-684

  Kikuchi, Motohiro ^a   Mizoroki, Shohei ^a   Kubo, Takashi ^a   Ohiwa, Yoshiko ^a   Kubota, Miho ^a   Yamada, Naoki ^a   Orino, Koichi ^a   Ohnami, Yohji ^a   Watanabe, Kiyotaka ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Canine; Lactoferrin; Seminal plasma; Sperm; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

LACTOFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LACTOFERRIN; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0141611859     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.679     Document Type: Article

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