Lectin-binding characteristics of extracts from epididymal boar spermatozoa

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-27

  Harayama, Hiroshi ^a   Watanabe, Shin Ya ^b   Masuda, Hiroshi ^c   Kannan, Yasuyuki ^a   Miyake, Masashi ^a,b   Kato, Seishiro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Boar; Epididymis; Lectin; Sperm maturation

Indexed keywords

EID: 54649084756     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.44.21     Document Type: Article

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