Mechanism of prolonged sperm storage and sperm survivability in Hen Oviduct: A review

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 477-481

  Das, Shubash C ^a   Isobe, Naoki ^b   Yoshimura, Yukinori ^b  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti sperm immunoresponse; Avian oviduct; Sperm storage; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FATE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHICKENS; FEMALE; INSEMINATION; MALE; OVIDUCTS; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56149105341     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2008.00651.x     Document Type: Review

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