Testicular development in Brahman bulls

Theriogenology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1440-1455

  Aponte, Pedro M ^a,b   De Rooij, Dirk G ^a   Bastidas, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Bovine; Brahman; Puberty; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 27644499117     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.03.016     Document Type: Article

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