Acrosome stability in the spermatozoa of dasyurid marsupials

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-302

  Czarny, N A ^a   Mate, K E ^a   Rodger, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMOBIMANE; CALCIMYCIN; DIACYLGLYCEROL; OCTOXINOL;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DESICCATION; DISULFIDE BOND; FREEZE THAWING; MALE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS; CALCIMYCIN; CRYOPRESERVATION; DIGLYCERIDES; DISULFIDES; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; OCTOXYNOL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

DASYURIDAE; DASYURUS HALLUCATUS; DASYURUS VIVERRINUS; EUTHERIA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; METATHERIA; PHALANGERIDAE; SMINTHOPSIS CRASSICAUDATA; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 38549135437     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD07178     Document Type: Article

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