Preparation of fowl testes as recipient organs to germ-line chimeras by means of gamma-radiation

British Poultry Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 643-650

  Trefil, P ^a,d   Polak, J ^b   Poplstein M ^a   Mikus T ^a   Kotrbova A ^a   Rozinek, J ^c  

^a BIOPHARM   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^d Research Institute of Biopharmacy and Veterinary Drugs   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHICKEN; CHIMERA; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GAMMA RADIATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHICKENS; CHIMERA; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GAMMA RAYS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0242658966     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071660310001616246     Document Type: Article

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