Biophysical and biochemical characteristics of bactrian camel semen collected by artificial vagina

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 92-101

  Mosaferi, S ^a   Niasari Naslaji, A ^a,c   Abarghani, A ^b   Gharahdaghi, A A ^c   Gerami, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b Ministry of Jihad e Agriculture   (Iran)

^c ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^d Statistical Research and Training Center Tehran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bactrian camel; Biochemical; Biophysical; Semen

Indexed keywords

ALBUMINOID; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSMOLARITY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TRANSPLANTATION; VAGINA;

ALBUMINS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CAMELS; CHLORIDES; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; NITROGEN; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEINS; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TRIGLYCERIDES; VAGINA;

BOVINAE; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS BACTRIANUS;

EID: 10344260861     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.03.021     Document Type: Article

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