Sperm treatment affects capacitation parameters and penetration ability of ejaculated and epididymal boar spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1327-1340

  Matas C ^a   Sansegundo, M ^a   Ruiz, S ^a   Garcia Vazquez F A ^a   Gadea, J ^a   Romar, R ^a   Coy, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capacitation; Ejaculated spermatozoa; Epididymal spermatozoa; In vitro penetration

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; KINETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; KINETICS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77957311599     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.06.002     Document Type: Article

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