Do sperm cells age? A review of the physiological changes in sperm during storage at ambient temperature

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 321-331

  Vishwanath, R ^a   Shannon, P ^a  

^a LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

antioxidants; liquid semen

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; CHELATING AGENT; DEFEROXAMINE; DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE; EDETIC ACID; EGTAZIC ACID; PENTETIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; BULL; CELL AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL AGING; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; MUTATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030797876     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R96088     Document Type: Conference Paper

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