Browsing Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Medical BioScience) by Author "Maree, Liana"
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Semen characteristics of free-ranging African elephants (Loxodonta africana) and Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) using Computer-aided sperm analysis, Electron microscopy and Genomics as diagnostic tools
Luther, Ilse (University of the Western Cape, 2016)The survival of free-ranging (in situ) African elephant and Southern white rhinoceros populations are currently being challenged on a daily basis in Africa. Reproductive health is considered a vital component of species ... -
Sperm function in different human sperm subpopulations
Keyser, Shannen (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Human semen contains a heterogenous population of spermatozoa of which only a certain fraction is physiologically suitable for fertilization. Functional characteristics of these subpopulations and sperm separation ... -
Sperm mitochondria: species specificity and relationships to sperm morphometric features and sperm function in selected mammalian species
Maree, Liana (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Numerous studies on mammalian spermatozoa have reported large variations in the dimensions of the main sperm structural components, namely the head, midpiece and flagellum. These variations in sperm architecture are believed ...