Polymorphism of transferrin of carp seminal plasma: Relationship to blood transferrin and sperm motility characteristics

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 426-431

  Wojtczak, Mariola ^a   Dietrich, Grzegorz J ^a   Irnazarow, Ilgiz ^b   Jurecka, Patrycja ^b   Słowińska, Mariola ^a   Ciereszko, Andrzej ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

^b Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carp; Polymorphism; Seminal plasma; Sperm motility; Spermatozoa; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARP; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; IRON METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 35649020193     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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