Duration of spermatogenesis and daily sperm production in the jaguar (Panthera onca)

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1136-1146

  Costa, G M J ^a   Chiarini Garcia, H ^a   Morato, R G ^b   Alvarenga, R L L S ^a   Franca L R ^a  

^a Institute of Biological Sciences   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Jaguar; Morphometry; Spermatogenic cycle length; Spermatogenic efficiency; Testis

Indexed keywords

THYMIDINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; MALE; METABOLISM; PANTHERA; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS; TIME;

ANIMALS; MALE; PANTHERA; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; THYMIDINE; TIME;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; PANTHERA; PANTHERA ONCA;

EID: 51449117216     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.06.035     Document Type: Article

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