Cloacal gland foam enhances motility and disaggregation of spermatozoa in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Theriogenology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 563-569

  Singh, R P ^a,b   Sastry, K V H ^a   Shit, N ^a   Pandey, N K ^a   Singh, K B ^b   Mohan, J ^a   Moudgal, R P ^a  

^a CENTRAL AVIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b M J P ROHILKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Disaggregation; Foam; Japanese quail; Motility; Sperm

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLOACA; COTURNIX; EXOCRINE GLAND; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SECRETION; SECRETIONS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; BODILY SECRETIONS; CLOACA; COTURNIX; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EXOCRINE GLANDS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PROTEINS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 78650875600     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.09.028     Document Type: Article

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