Major morphological sperm abnormalities in the bull are related to sperm DNA damage

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-32

  Enciso, M ^b   Cisale, H ^b   Johnston, S D ^c   Sarasa, J ^a   Fernandez J L ^d   Gosalvez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Major abnormalities; Minor abnormalities; Sperm Chromatin Dispersion; Sperm DNA fragmentation; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

EID: 79957738672     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.12.034     Document Type: Article

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