Sperm interaction with the female reproductive tract

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 348-352

  Druart, X ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84864322840     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02097.x     Document Type: Article

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