Detrimental effects of excessive fatty acid secretion on female sperm storage in chickens
Abstract Background Female sperm storage (FSS), the maintenance of sperm inside the female reproductive tract for an extended period of time, is pervasive among organisms with internal fertilization. Because FSS enables asynchronous mating and fertilization, it could be extremely important to reprod...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-020-0432-8 |