Theriogenology
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1641-1644 , October 2006

Morphological and functional characteristics of chilled semen obtained from domestic feline epididymides (Felis catus)

  • A.I. Silva Balbin Villaverde

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Reproduction and Veterinary Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, FMVZ, UNESP, Distrito de Rubião Junior, s/n°, zip code 18618-000, Botucatu, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 14 38116249; fax: +55 14 38116249.
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  • M.I. Mello Martins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Reproduction and Veterinary Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, FMVZ, UNESP, Botucatu and Department of Veterinary Clinic, UEL, Londrina, Brazil
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  • V. Basto Castro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Surgery and Anesthesiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, FMVZ, UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil
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  • M.D. Lopes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Reproduction and Veterinary Radiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, FMVZ, UNESP, Distrito de Rubião Junior, s/n°, zip code 18618-000, Botucatu, Brazil

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PII: S0093-691X(06)00104-X

doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.02.011

Theriogenology
Volume 66, Issue 6 , Pages 1641-1644 , October 2006

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