Capacitation, acrosome function and chromatin structure in stallion sperm

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 47-56

  Neild, D N ^a   Gadella, B M ^b   Aguero A ^a   Stout, T A E ^b   Colenbrander, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Capacitation; DNA integrity; Stallion fertility

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 24944432314     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.06.017     Document Type: Article

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