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Using an Extracellular Flux Analyzer to Measure Changes in Glycolysis and Oxidative Phosphorylation during Mouse Sperm Capacitation
Published on: January 22, 2020
Changes in responsiveness to bicarbonate under capacitating conditions in liquid preserved boar spermatozoa in vitro
H Henning1, A M Petrunkina, R A P Harrison
1Unit for Reproductive Medicine of Clinics, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. Heiko.Henning@tiho-hannover.de
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