A novel apical midpiece defect in the spermatozoa of a bull without an apparent decrease in motility and fertility. A case study

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 913-922

  Rocha, A ^a   Oliveira, E ^a   Vilhena, M J ^b   Diaz, J ^b   Sousa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Sub Centro de Inseminação Artificial   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bull sperm; Fertility; Sperm morphology; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747081653     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.02.032     Document Type: Article

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