Effect of seminal plasma fractions from entire and vasectomized rams on the motility characteristics, membrane status, and in vitro fertility of ram spermatozoa

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-122

  Ghaoui, Racha El Hajj ^a   Gillan, Lindsay ^a   Thomson, Peter C ^a   Evans, Gareth ^a   Maxwell, W M Chis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAM (SHEEP); SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VASECTOMY;

ANIMALS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL MEMBRANE; EJACULATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; PROTEINS; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERM MOTILITY; VASECTOMY;

EID: 33846010155     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.106.001099     Document Type: Article

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