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Morphometric dimensions of the stallion sperm head depending on the staining method used

Journal of Veterinary Research
Volume 59 (2015): Issue 2 (June 2015)
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|Jul 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bvip-2015-0039 | Journal eISSN: 2450-8608
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Language: English
Page range: 263 - 270
Submitted on: Mar 24, 2015
Accepted on: Jun 18, 2015
Published on: Jul 3, 2015
Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
stallion,
sperm head,
staining method,
morphology,
morphometry
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Molecular biology,
Microbiology and virology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Veterinary medicine

© 2015 Dorota Banaszewska, Magdalena Czubaszek, Renata Walczak-Jędrzejowska, Katarzyna Andraszek, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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