Fol. Biol. 2012, 58, 7-15

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2012058010007

Influence of Chemical Elements on Mammalian Spermatozoa

Urszula Marzec-Wróblewska1, P. Kamiński1,2, P. Łakota3

1Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Bydgoszcz, Poland
2University of Zielona Góra, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology and Environment Protection, Department of Biotechnology, Zielona Góra, Poland
3University of Technology and Agriculture, Department of Animal Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz, Poland

Received November 2009
Accepted January 2010

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