In vitro assays for vesper mice (Calomys laucha) sperm using heterologous substrates from nonrodent species

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 317 A, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-102

  Corcini, Carine D ^a   Stephan, Mariângela H L ^b   Colares, Élton P ^b   Santos, Elisa C S ^b   Varela, Antonio S ^b   Bongalhardo, Denise C ^a   Lucia, Thomaz ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; FERTILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MOUSE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGMODONTINAE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FERTILITY; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MICE; OOCYTES; SIGMODONTINAE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; CALOMYS LAUCHA; MAMMALIA; MUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84860371201     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.726     Document Type: Article

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