Proacrosin/acrosin quantification as an indicator of acrosomal integrity in fresh and frozen dog spermatozoa

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 165-175

  Cortes, Constanza J ^a   Codelia, Verónica A ^a   Manosalva, Iris ^b   de Lange, Johanna ^c   De los Reyes, Mónica ^c   Moreno, Ricardo D ^a,c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acrosome; Acrosome reaction; Fertilization; Freezing; Spermatozoa; Syntaxin

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; ENZYME PRECURSOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROACROSIN;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACROSIN; ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DOGS; ENZYME PRECURSORS; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA;

ALEXA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33646475731     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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