Post-testicular changes in the density and distribution of intramembrane particles of stallion sperm surface domains

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 204-210

  Lopez M L ^a   Olea, N ^b   Retamal, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Equus caballus; Freeze fracture replica; IMP; Sperm maturation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; EPIDIDYMIS; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; EPIDIDYMIS; HORSES; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 34247629555     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.08.027     Document Type: Article

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