The metabolic properties of spermatozoa from the epididymis of the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 92-99

  Murdoch, R N ^a   Jones, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Marsupial; N acetyl D glucosamine; Rat sperm; Sperm metabolism; Wallaby sperm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 1842375712     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199801)49:1<92::AID-MRD10>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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