Relationship of cloacal gland with testes, testosterone and fertility in different lines of male Japanese quail

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 94-102

  Biswas, A ^a   Ranganatha, O S ^a   Mohan, J ^a   Sastry, K V H ^a  

^a CENTRAL AVIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cloacal gland; Fertility; Foam; Testosterone and Japanese quail

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLOACA; COTURNIX; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CLOACA; COTURNIX; FERTILITY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 33750705336     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.12.012     Document Type: Article

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