Detection of Water Buffalo Sex Chromosomes in Spermatozoa by Fluorescence in situ Hybridization

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 377-379

  Revay T ^a   Kovacs A ^b   Presicce, G A ^c   Rens, W ^d   Gustavsson, I ^e  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c ARSIAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; DNA PROBES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SPERMATOZOA;

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 17144473233     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0531.2003.00442.x     Document Type: Article

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