Computer automated motion analysis of crossbred bull spermatozoa and its relationship with in vitro fertility in zona-free hamster oocytes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-17

  Kathiravan, P ^a   Kalatharan, J ^b   John Edwin, M ^b   Veerapandian, C ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

^b MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Bull sperm; CASA; In vitro fertility; Sperm penetration bioassay

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HAMSTER; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; CATTLE; CRICETINAE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MOVEMENT; OOCYTES; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; CRICETINAE;

EID: 37449014455     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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