Lactotransferrin in Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) seminal plasma correlates with semen quality.

Lactotransferrin in Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) seminal plasma correlates with semen quality.

Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) have highly variable ejaculate quality within individuals, greatly reducing the efficacy of artificial insemination and making it difficult to devise a sperm cryopreservation protocol for this endangered species. Because seminal plasma influences sperm function and...

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Main Authors: Wendy K Kiso, Vimal Selvaraj, Jennifer Nagashima, Atsushi Asano, Janine L Brown, Dennis L Schmitt, John Leszyk, Alexander J Travis, Budhan S Pukazhenthi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23976974/pdf/?tool=EBI

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