Role of direct contact between spermatozoa and oviductal epithelial cells in maintaining rabbit sperm viability

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-89

  Timothy Smith, T ^a   Nothnick, Warren B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL VIABILITY; DENSITOMETRY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FERTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EPITHELIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RABBITS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0343632430     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.1.83     Document Type: Article

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