Sperm interactions from insemination to fertilization

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2008, Pages 2-11

  Rath, D ^a,d   Schuberth, H J ^b   Coy, P ^c   Taylor, U ^a  

^a Institute of Farm Animal Genetics   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^d Institute of Farm Animal Genetics FLI   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTACTIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; INSEMINATION; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; SPERM TRANSPORT; SPERMATOZOA; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 54349091323     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01250.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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