Direct binding of boar ejaculate and epididymal spermatozoa to porcine epididymal epithelial cells is also needed to maintain sperm survival in in vitro co-culture

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 181-193

  Yeste, Marc ^a   Castillo Martín, Míriam ^b   Bonet, Sergi ^b   Briz, Maria Dolors ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boar; Epididymal and ejaculated spermatozoa; Epididymal epithelial cells; Oviductal epithelial cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURVIVAL; COCULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; CELL SURVIVAL; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; EPIDIDYMIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; MALE; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; TIME;

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 84860464807     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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