Post-natal sexual development of testis and epididymis in the rabbit: Variability and relationships among macroscopic and microscopic markers

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 347-355

  Garcia Tomas M ^a,b   Sanchez J ^b   Piles, M ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Correlation; Development; Maturation; Principal components; Rabbit; Testis

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EPIDIDYMIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RABBIT; SEASON; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RABBITS; SEASONS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 57049132766     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.01.019     Document Type: Article

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