Restoration of spermatogenesis in infertile male chickens after transplantation of cryopreserved testicular cells

British Poultry Science

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 837-845

  Benesova, B ^a   Mucksova, J ^b   Kalina, J ^b   Trefil, P ^b  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b Research Institute of Biopharmacy and Veterinary Drugs   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHICKEN; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; TRANSPLANTATION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; POULTRY DISEASES; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 84919724159     PISSN: 00071668     EISSN: 14661799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2014.974506     Document Type: Article

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