A novel method for evaluating the acrosomal status of mammalian spermatozoa

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-99

  Margalit, I ^a   Rubinstein, S ^a   Breitbart, H ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Aerosin; Bull; Ram; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ACROSIN; AGGLUTININ; LECTIN;

ACROSOME; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATTLE; LECTIN BINDING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 79961217219     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01485019708987906     Document Type: Article

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