Theriogenology
Volume 72, Issue 9 , Pages 1171-1179 , December 2009

Differing sperm ability to penetrate the oocyte in vivo and in vitro as revealed using colloidal preparations

  • P. Coy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34968364789; fax: +34968364147.
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  • J. Gadea

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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  • D. Rath

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler Institute, Federal Institute for Animal Health, Mariensee, Germany
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  • R.H.F. Hunter

      Affiliations

    • Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, England
    • Present address: Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Hannover Veterinary University. Bünteweg 15, D-30559, Hannover, Germany.

Received 23 March 2009 ,Revised 10 July 2009 ,Accepted 12 July 2009.

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PII: S0093-691X(09)00354-9

doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.07.011

Theriogenology
Volume 72, Issue 9 , Pages 1171-1179 , December 2009

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