Head morphometric changes in cryopreserved ram spermatozoa are related to sexual maturity

Theriogenology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 473-481

  Marti J I ^a   Aparicio, I M ^b   Garcia Herreros M ^c  

^a Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Morphometry; Ram sperm; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650894301     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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