Sperm morphology in the domestic cat, and its relation with fertility: A retrospective study

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 282-291

  Axner E ^a   Linde Forsberg, C ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FERTILITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATS; FERTILITY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SPERMATOZOA;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 34248531367     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00780.x     Document Type: Article

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