Candidate gene markers for sperm quality and fertility of boar

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 349-363

  Lin, C L ^a   Ponsuksili, S ^a,b   Tholen, E ^a   Jennen, D G J ^a   Schellander, K ^a   Wimmers, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boars; Candidate genes; Fertility; Reproduction; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; INHBB PROTEIN, HUMAN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; INHIBIN-ALPHA SUBUNIT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FERTILITY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; FOLLISTATIN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; INHIBINS; LITTER SIZE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROLACTIN; RECEPTORS, LHRH; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33645892595     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.05.023     Document Type: Article

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