Determination of Acrosomal Proteolytic Activity in Spermatozoa Collected from Quail Treated with Diethylstilbestrol, Using Gelatin-Substrate Slide Technique

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 307-311

  Win, Mar M ^a   Tatemoto, Hideki ^a   Ashizawa, Koji ^b   Nakada, Tadashi ^b   Kawamoto, Yasuhiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

acrosomal proteolytic activity (APA); diethylstilbestrol; gelatin substrate slide; quail sperm

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149317930     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.43.307     Document Type: Article

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