Effect of relaxin on acrosome reaction and utilization of glucose in boar spermatozoa

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 773-779

  Miah, A G ^a   Tareq, K M A ^a   Hamano, Ko Ichi ^a   Kohsaka, Tetsuya ^b   Tsujii, Hirotada ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Boar spermatozoa; Relaxin; Sperm motility; Utilization of glucose

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; RELAXIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; MALE; RELAXIN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 33746926171     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.18037     Document Type: Article

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