Ram semen evaluation: Development and efficiency of modern techniques

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 126-130

  Tsakmakidis, I A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

CASA; Chromatin integrity; Diagnosis; IVF; Ram semen; Sheep; Sperm mitochondria

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77955405491     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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