Sperm DNA fragmentation in a random sample of the Spanish boar livestock

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 87-98

  Lopez Fernandez C ^a   Perez Llano B ^b   Garcia Casado P ^c   Sala, R ^b   Gosalbez A ^a   Arroyo, F ^a   Fernandez J L ^d   Gosalvez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Gestión Veterinaria Porcina SL ^*  (Spain)

^c INIA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal reproduction; Boar sperm; DNA fragmentation; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MALE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPAIN; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; SPAIN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 36148996478     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.11.015     Document Type: Article

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