Post mortem time and season alter subpopulation characteristics of Iberian red deer epididymal sperm

Theriogenology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 958-974

  Martinez Pastor, Felipe ^a   Diaz Corujo, Ana R ^a   Anel, Enrique ^a   Herraez, Paz ^a   Anel, Luis ^a   De Paz, Paulino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Post mortem; Red deer; Seasonality; Sperm subpopulations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CYTOLOGY; DEER; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME;

ANIMALS; DEER; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SEASONS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 23044510632     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.01.003     Document Type: Article

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