Collection and Freezing of Epididymal Stallion Sperm

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Equine Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 677-682

  Bruemmer, Jason E ^a  

^a Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BREEDING; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CRYOPRESERVATION; EPIDIDYMIS; HORSES; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 33751257743     PISSN: 07490739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2006.08.007     Document Type: Review

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