Article
Analysis of seminal plasma from roosters carrying the Sd (sperm degeneration) allele.
Biology of reproduction - 1 Dec 1992
al-Aghbari A, Engel H N, Froman D P
Abstract excerpt
In previous research, subfertile roosters carrying the Sd (sperm degeneration) allele were characterized by malformed proximal efferent ducts. An abnormal biochemical milieu within the excurrent ducts of the testis was inferred. The objective of the present study was to compare seminal plasma composition between mutant (Sd) and normal (sd+) roosters. Phenotypic mutants were selected--on the basis of sperm...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acids
- Animals
- Cell Survival
- Chickens
- Ejaculation
- Electrolytes
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Male
- Osmolar Concentration
- Proteins
- Semen