Evaluation of Coomassie blue staining of the acrosome of equine and canine spermatozoa

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 358-362

  Brum, Andrea M ^a   Thomas, Alysia D ^a   Sabeur, Khalida ^a   Ball, Barry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAZOLENE SODIUM; BUFFER; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; PHOSPHATE; PLANT LECTIN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ACCURACY; ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREED; CELL ASSAY; CELL DAMAGE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOG; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FROZEN SECTION; HORSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; DOGS; HORSES; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ROSANILINE DYES; SEMEN PRESERVATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 33344465356     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.67.2.358     Document Type: Article

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