Lysozyme activities and immunoglobulin concentrations in seminal plasma and spermatozoa of different teleost species and indications on its significance for sperm function

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 246-254

  Lahnsteiner, F ^a   Radner, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin; Lysozyme; Seminal plasma; Sperm motility; Spermatozoa; Teleost fish

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYSOZYME;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FISH; GADIFORMES; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; PERCH; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TROUT; DRUG EFFECTS;

ANIMALS; FISHES; GADIFORMES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; MURAMIDASE; PERCHES; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TROUT;

LOTA; LOTA LOTA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; SALMO TRUTTA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 77953960507     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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