Seasonal changes in sperm chromatin condensation in ram (Ovis aries), Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus), and brown bear (Ursus arctos)

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 837-846

  García Macías, Vanesa ^a   Martínez Pastor, Felipe ^a,c   Álvarez, Mercedes ^a   Borragan, Santiago ^b   Chamorro, Cesar A ^a   Soler, Ana J ^c   De Paulino, Paz ^a   Rodriguez, Luis Anel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b Cabarceno Park   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

SCSA; Season

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEAR; BREEDING; CERVUS ELAPHUS HISPANICUS; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; EJACULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; URSUS ARCTOS; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DEER; DNA FRAGMENTATION; MALE; SEASONS; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOA; URSIDAE;

EID: 33751566211     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.000315     Document Type: Article

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