Effect of seminal plasma protein on postthaw viability and fertility of Arctic char spermatozoa

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-97

  Mansour, Nabil ^a   Richardson, Gavin F ^b   McNiven, Mary A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALVELINUS ALPINUS;

EID: 39649111308     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A06-094.1     Document Type: Article

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