Theriogenology
Volume 72, Issue 9 , Pages 1215-1220 , December 2009

The influence of cryopreservation and seminal plasma on the chromatin structure of dog spermatozoa

Received 20 May 2009 ,Revised 10 July 2009 ,Accepted 12 July 2009.

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PII: S0093-691X(09)00359-8

doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.07.015

Theriogenology
Volume 72, Issue 9 , Pages 1215-1220 , December 2009

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