Physiology and endocrinology symposium: Evidence that oviduct secretions influence sperm function: A retrospective view for livestock

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1315-1322

  Killian, G ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Capacitation; Fertility; In vitro fertilization; Oviduct cannulation; Oviduct region

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; EQUIDAE; MAMMALIA; OVIS; SUS;

ANIMAL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LIVESTOCK; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SECRETION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; UTERINE TUBE;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; LIVESTOCK; MALE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 80051844326     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3349     Document Type: Article

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