Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of Frozen-Thawed Bovine Spermatozoa Recovered Via a Conventional and a Standardized Swim-Up Technique

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 267-274

  Correa, Juan R ^a,b   Zarmakoupis Zavos, Panayota N ^b,c   Zavos, Panayiotis M ^a,b,c,d  

^a Department of Animal Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b Andrology Institute of Lexington   (United States)

^c Kentucky Center for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sperm selection; Spermatozoa; Swim up techiques

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL SEPARATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SEPARATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 0031063671     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.181.267     Document Type: Article

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