Ram sperm motility after intermittent scrotal insulation evaluated by manual and computer-assisted methods

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 411-418

  Arman, C ^a,b   Quintana Casares, P I ^a,b   Sanchez Partida, L G ^a,c   Setchell, Brian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Universitas Mataram ^*  (Mexico)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Scrotal insulation; Semen evaluation; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZE THAWING; HEAT STRESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; SCROTUM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STRESS; ANIMAL; COMPUTER;

ANIMALS; COMPUTERS; MALE; SCROTUM; SHEEP; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 33746911611     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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