Regulation of Sperm Function by Oviduct Fluid and the Epithelium: Insight into the Role of Glycans

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 50, Issue S2, 2015, Pages 31-39

  Miller, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL; BINDING SITE; BODY FLUID; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; UTERINE TUBE;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BODY FLUIDS; CELL SURVIVAL; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; POLYSACCHARIDES; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

EID: 84965120026     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/RDA.12570     Document Type: Review

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