Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 1-10 , 1 January 2010

Improvement in buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) spermatozoa functional parameters and fertility in vitro: Effect of insulin-like growth factor-I

Received 28 November 2008 ,Revised 10 July 2009 ,Accepted 12 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.07.008

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 1-10 , 1 January 2010

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