The incidence of apoptosis after IVF with morphologically abnormal bovine spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1404-1421

  Walters, A H ^a   Saacke, R G ^a   Pearson, R E ^a   Gwazdauskas, F C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal spermatozoa; Apoptosis; Caspase intensity; Embryo development; Scrotal insult; TUNEL

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

EID: 27644481238     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.03.011     Document Type: Article

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