Short term effects of dexamethasone on hyaluronidase activity and sperm characteristics in rams

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 255-263

  Gür, Seyfettin ^a   Bozkurt, Tanzer ^a   Türk, Gaffari ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Hyaluronidase; Ram; Semen; Serum

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; SEASON; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DEXAMETHASONE; HYALURONOGLUCOSAMINIDASE; MALE; SEASONS; SEMEN; SHEEP; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 27744609035     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.01.021     Document Type: Article

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