Dynamics of the induced acrosome reaction in boar sperm evaluated by flow cytometry

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 124-136

  Birck, Anders ^a   Labouriau, Rodrigo ^b   Christensen, Preben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Capacitation; Fertility; Flow cytometry; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL SURVIVAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

SUIDAE;

EID: 67651166852     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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