In vitro capacitation and acrosome reaction of dog spermatozoa can be feasibly attained in a defined medium without glucose

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 129-135

  Albarracin J L ^a   Mogas, T ^a   Palomo, M J ^a   Pena A ^a   Rigau, T ^a   Rodriguez Gil J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DOGS; GLUCOSE; MALE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; HELIX POMATIA; PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 3042808765     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2004.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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