Concentrations of carnosine, anserine, L-histidine and 3-methyl histidine in boar spermatozoa and sheep milk by a modified HPLC method

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 159-163

  Ducci, M ^a   Pacchini, S ^a   Niccolini, A ^a   Gazzano, A ^a   Cerri, D ^a   Gadea, J ^b   Bobowiec, R ^c   Sighieri, C ^a   Martelli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Boar semen; Histidine dipeptides; HPLC method; Sheep milk

Indexed keywords

ANSERINE; CARNOSINE; HISTIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MILK; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANSERINE; CARNOSINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; MALE; METHYLHISTIDINES; MILK; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748925396     PISSN: 15051773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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