Identification of bovine doppel protein in testis, ovary and ejaculated spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1195-1206

  Rondena, Marco ^a   Ceciliani, Fabrizio ^a   Comazzi, Stefano ^a   Pocacqua, Vanessa ^a   Bazzocchi, Chiara ^a   Luvoni, Cecilia ^a   Chigioni, Sara ^a   Paltrinieri, Saverio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppel protein; Fertility; Flow cytometry; Immunohistochemistry; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 13744255188     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.06.009     Document Type: Article

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