Effect of sex sorting on stallion spermatozoa: Heterologous oocyte binding, tyrosine phosphorylation and acrosome reaction assay

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 68-74

  Balao da Silva, C M ^a   Spinaci, M ^b   Bucci, D ^b   Giaretta, E ^b   Pena F J ^a   Mari, G ^b   Galeati, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Binding; Capacitation; Equine; Hoechst 33342; Sex sorting; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; SUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CALCIMYCIN; HOE 33342; TYROSINE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BINDING; CAPACITATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIDAE; FERTILITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX SORTING; SPERMATOZOON;

BINDING; CAPACITATION; EQUINE; HOECHST 33342; SEX SORTING; SPERMATOZOA;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALCIMYCIN; CELL SURVIVAL; HORSES; MALE; PHOSPHORYLATION; SEX PRESELECTION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; TYROSINE;

EID: 84883050617     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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