Association between seasonal changes in fatty-acid composition, expression of VLDL receptor and bovine sperm quality

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 878-885

  Argov, Nurit ^a   Sklan, David ^a   Zeron, Yoel ^b   Roth, Zvi ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Sion Artificial Insemination Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fatty acid; Lipoprotein; Semen; Sperm; VLDL receptor

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECEPTORS, LDL; SEASONS; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 33846621579     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.10.018     Document Type: Article

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