Differences between epididymal and ejaculated sperm characteristics in donkey

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 128, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 117-122

  Gloria, Alessia ^a   Contri, Alberto ^a   De Amicis, Ippolito ^a   Robbe, Domenico ^a   Carluccio, Augusto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Donkey; Epididymal semen; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; EQUIDAE; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 80655124489     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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