The effect of radio electric asymmetric conveyer treatment on sperm parameters of subfertile stallions: A pilot study

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 277-284

  Collodel, Giulia ^a,b   Rinaldi, Salvatore ^c   Moretti, Elena ^a,b   Fontani, Vania ^c   Castagna, Alessandro ^c   Iacoponi, Francesca ^a   Terzuoli, Gaia ^a   Cubeddu, Francesca ^d   Careddu, Giovanni Mario ^d   Cossu, Ignazio ^e   Passino, Eraldo Sanna ^d  

^a Applied Biology Section   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c Rinaldi Fontani Institute   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^e AGRIS Sardegna   (Italy)

Author keywords

REAC VNPPO therapy; Stallion spermatozoa; Subfertility; TEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870996911     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2012.09.007     Document Type: Article

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