In vitro formation of holes on the inner perivitelline layer of quail ovum by chicken spermatozoa

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-138

  Win, Mar Mar ^a   Miyagi, Yuki ^a   Ashizawa, Koji ^b   Tatemoto, Hideki ^a   Nakada, Tadashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken spermatozoa; In vitro perforation; Inner perivitelline layer; Quail ovum

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 20444375131     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2005.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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