The sperm journey in the excurrent duct: Functions of microvesicles on sperm maturation and gene expression along the epididymis

Animal Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 88-92

  Sullivan, R ^a   D'Amours, O ^a   Caballero, J ^a   Belleannee C ^a  

^a University Laval   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epididymis; Epididymosomes; Male reproductive tract; Microvesicles; Sperm maturation

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84930668847     PISSN: 18069614     EISSN: 19843143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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