A comparison of morphometric characteristics of sperm from fertile Bos taurus and Bos indicus bulls in Brazil

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 105-116

  Beletti, Marcelo Emílio ^a   Costa, Luciano Da Fontoura ^b   Viana, Matheus Palhares ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cattle; Image analysis; Morphometry; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CATTLE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CATTLE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; MALE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 8844255495     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.04.019     Document Type: Article

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