Preparation and recovery of frozen-thawed bovine spermatozoa via various sperm selection techniques employed in assisted reproductive technologies

Theriogenology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1225-1232

  Correa, J R ^a   Zavos, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Motility stimulation; Sperm quality; Sperm selection

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC SELECTION; HYPEROSMOLALITY; NONHUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THAWING;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030275822     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(96)00293-2     Document Type: Article

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