Effect of pentoxifylline treatment on testicular perfusion and semen quality in Miniature horse stallions

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1027-1035

  Pozor, Malgorzata A ^a   Muehlhaus, Jennifer ^a   King, Alana ^a,b   Macpherson, Margo L ^a   Troedsson, Mats H ^c   Bailey, Christopher S ^d  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b University of Kentucky ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Color Doppler ultrasound; Pentoxifylline; Semen; Stallion; Testicular perfusion

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 80052266426     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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