In vitro effects of melatonin on hyaluronidase activity and sperm motility in bull semen

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-93

  Tanyildizi, Sadettin ^a   Bozkurt, Tanzer ^a   Çiftçi, Osman ^a   Sakin, Fatih ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bull spermatozoa; Hyaluronidase; Melatonin; Semen

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745906801     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: 13000128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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