Maturational changes in the survivability and fertility of fowl sperm during their passage through the male reproductive tract

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 128, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 129-136

  Ahammad, Muslah U ^a   Nishino, C ^a   Tatemoto, H ^a   Okura, N ^a   Kawamoto, Y ^a   Okamoto, S ^b   Nakada, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fertility; Male reproductive tract; Maturation; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; TESTIS; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILITY; MALE; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; VAS DEFERENS;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 80655148920     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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