Effects of Trehalose and Sucrose, Osmolality of the Freezing Medium, and Cooling Rate on Viability and Intactness of Bull Sperm after Freezing and Thawing

Cryobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-105

  Woelders, H ^a   Matthijs, A ^a   Engel, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SUCROSE; TREHALOSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSMOLARITY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; EVALUATION STUDIES; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA; SUCROSE; TREHALOSE;

EID: 0031225645     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cryo.1997.2028     Document Type: Article

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