Epididymal maturation and ejaculation are key events for further in vitro capacitation of boar spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 867-877

  Fàbrega, Anna ^a   Puigmulé, Marta ^a   Bonet, Sergi ^a   Pinart, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boar; Capacitation; Epididymal maturation; Flow cytometry

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SWINE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SWINE;

MAMMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84864328498     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.03.039     Document Type: Article

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