Identification of sperm morphometric subpopulations in the canine ejaculate: Do they reflect different subpopulations in sperm chromatin integrity?

Zygote

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-266

  Nunez Martinez J ^a   Moran, J M ^a   Pena F J ^a  

^a Avd de la Universidad s/n   (Spain)

Author keywords

ASMA; Cluster analysis; DNA; Dog; Flow cytometry; SCSA; Sperm subpopulations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DOG; EJACULATION; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DOGS; EJACULATION; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34547195786     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: 14698730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199407004248     Document Type: Article

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