Theriogenology
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 525-533 , February 2009

Evaluation of DNase activity in seminal plasma and uptake of exogenous DNA by spermatozoa of the Brazilian flounder Paralichthys orbignyanus

  • C.F.C. Lanes

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, CP 474, 96201-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
    • ,
  • L.A. Sampaio

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, CP 474, 96201-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
    • ,
  • L.F. Marins

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, CP 474, 96201-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Av. Itália, Km 8, CEP 96201-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. Tel.: +55 53 32336851.

Received 30 November 2007 ,Revised 9 July 2008 ,Accepted 14 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.08.019

Theriogenology
Volume 71, Issue 3 , Pages 525-533 , February 2009

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