Long-term viability and differentiation of bovine oviductal monolayers: Bidimensional versus three-dimensional culture

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1456-1464

  Gualtieri, R ^a   Mollo, V ^a   Braun, S ^a   Barbato, V ^a   Fiorentino, I ^a   Talevi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bovine; Oviduct; Sperm adhesion; Sperm viability; Three dimensional culture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERMATOZOON; UTERINE TUBE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CULTURE MEDIA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPERMATOZOA;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84866148921     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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