Interaction of intact porcine spermatozoa with epithelial cells and neutrophilic granulocytes during uterine passage

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-175

  Taylor, U ^a,b   Rath, D ^a   Zerbe, H ^c   Schuberth, H J ^b  

^a INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; NEUTROPHILS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; UTERUS;

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EID: 40449098483     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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