Trypanosomiasis-induced infertility in dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) bulls: Changes in plasma steroids concentration and semen characteristics

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 73-82

  Al Qarawi, A A ^a   Omar, H M ^a   Abdel Rahman, H A ^a   El Mougy, S A ^a   El Belely, M S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Camel; Infertility; Semen; Steroids; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAMEL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; ESTRADIOL; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 4143104821     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2003.10.013     Document Type: Article

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