Expression of cytochrome P450 aromatase transcripts in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)-ejaculated spermatozoa and its relationship with sperm motility

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 238-249

  Tiwari, Ashutosh ^a   Singh, Dheer ^a   Kumar, O Suneel ^a   Sharma, M K ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Cytochrome P450 aromatase; Ejaculated spermatozoa; Motility; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BUFFALOES; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; MUS;

EID: 40249088289     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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