Conservation of feline semen. Part II: Cold-induced damages on spermatozoal fertilizing ability

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 257-263

  Luboni, G Cecilia ^a   Kalchschmidt, E ^a   Marinoni, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORTETRACYCLINE;

ACROSOME REACTION; CAT; CELL ADHESION; CELL DAMAGE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FREEZING; MALE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TERATOGENICITY; THAWING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0141762518     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1098-612X(03)00030-5     Document Type: Review

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