Vitamin E biochemistry and function: A case study in male rabbit

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 248-256

  Castellini, C ^a,b   Mourvaki, E ^b   Dal Bosco, A ^b   Galli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Department of Biologia Vegetale Biotecnologie Agroambientali e Zootecniche ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FERTILITY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SPERM PRESERVATION;

ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FERTILITY; MALE; RABBITS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 34248586011     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00760.x     Document Type: Article

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