Scrotal insulation and its relationship to abnormal morphology, chromatin protamination and nuclear shape of spermatozoa in Holstein-Friesian and Belgian Blue bulls

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1246-1257

  Rahman, Mohammad Bozlur ^a,d   Vandaele, Leen ^a   Rijsselaere, Tom ^a   Maes, Dominiek ^a   Hoogewijs, Maarten ^a   Frijters, Adrie ^b   Noordman, Jakomien ^b   Granados, Ana ^c   Dernelle, Eric ^c   Shamsuddin, Mohammed ^d   Parrish, John J ^e   Van Soom, Ann ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CRV   (Netherlands)

^c AWE   (Belgium)

^d BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin remodeling; Fourier harmonic amplitude; Nuclear shape; Protamination; Scrotal insulation; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CHROMATIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR SHAPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SCROTUM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS SHAPE; CHROMATIN; MALE; SCROTUM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

FRIESIA;

EID: 80052958755     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.05.031     Document Type: Article

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