High resolution light microscopic evaluation of boar semen quality sperm cytoplasmic droplet retention in relationship with boar fertility parameters

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 219-228

  Lovercamp, K W ^a   Safranski, T J ^a,c   Fischer, K A ^a   Manandhar, G ^a   Sutovsky, M ^a   Herring, W ^b   Sutovsky, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Smithfield Premium Genetics   (United States)

^c ASRC S133a ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Boar; Cytoplasmic droplet; Fertility; Semen analysis; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EJACULATION; FERTILITY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CYTOPLASM; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 79961180982     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: 15210375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010701426463     Document Type: Article

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