Dynamics of motile-sperm subpopulation structure in boar ejaculates subjected to "in vitro" capacitation and further "in vitro" acrosome reaction

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 501-512

  Ramio L ^a   Rivera, M M ^a   Ramirez A ^b   Concha, I I ^b   Pena A ^a   Rigau, T ^a   Rodriguez Gil J E ^a  

^a School of Veterinary Medicine   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Boar sperm; Capacitation; Motile subpopulations

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; PROGESTERONE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; BUFFERS; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SOLUTIONS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 38649103781     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.10.021     Document Type: Article

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