Direct contact between boar spermatozoa and porcine oviductal epithelial cell (OEC) cultures is needed for optimal sperm survival in vitro

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 113, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 263-278

  Yeste, M ^a,b   Lloyd, R E ^b   Badia, E ^b   Briz, M ^a   Bonet, S ^a   Holt, W V ^b  

^a Biotechnology of Animal and Human Reproduction   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co culture; Conditioned medium; Oviductal epithelial cells (OECs); Porcine; Sperm capacitation; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; COCULTURE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE; UTERINE TUBE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUS SCROFA;

EQUIDAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 64949091153     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.08.018     Document Type: Article

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