Do computer-assisted, morphometric-derived sperm characteristics reflect DNA status in canine spermatozoa?

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 537-543

  Nunez Martinez I ^a   Moran, J M ^a   Pena F J ^a  

^a Avd de la Universidad s/n   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; DOG; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; DOGS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM HEAD; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 33644875734     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2005.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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