Infertility in a dog due to proximal cytoplasmic droplets in the ejaculate: Investigation of the significance for sperm functionality in vitro

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 471-478

  Pena A I ^a   Barrio, M ^a   Becerra, J J ^a   Quintela, L A ^a   Herradon P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CYTOPLASM; DOG; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASM; DOGS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BOVINAE; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 34548595560     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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