Alpha-mannosidase activity in stallion epididymal fluid and spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 252-262

  Retamal, C A ^a,b   Dias, A J B ^b   Brasil, F C ^a,b   Lanzana, F R ^a,b   Lopez M L ^a,b  

^a Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alpha mannosidase; Epididymis; Sperm maturation; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ALPHA MANNOSIDASE; CHLORIDE; COBALT; COBALT CHLORIDE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; SWAINSONINE; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ALPHA-MANNOSIDASE; ANIMALS; CHLORIDES; COBALT; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HORSES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA; SWAINSONINE; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84862309517     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.02.033     Document Type: Article

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