Nuclear status of immature and mature stallion spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 354-365

  Dias, G M ^a   Retamal, C A ^a   Tobella, L ^a   Arnholdt, A C V ^a   Lopez M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chromatin decondensation; Sperm maturation; Stallion; Thiol disulfide status; Zinc2+

Indexed keywords

THIOL DERIVATIVE; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; HORSES; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPERM MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

EID: 33745235670     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.10.024     Document Type: Article

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