Evidence for effects of testis and epididymis expressed genes on sperm quality and boar fertility traits

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 538-543

  Lin, C ^b   Tholen, E ^b   Jennen, D ^b   Ponsuksili, S ^a,b   Schellander, K ^b   Wimmers, K ^a,b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; OSTEOPONTIN; RELAXIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE; TESTIS;

ACROSIN; ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILITY; GENOTYPE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; OSTEOPONTIN; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RELAXIN; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; TESTIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33751039972     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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