Improvement of cryopreserved ram sperm heterogeneity and viability by addition of seminal plasma

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 732-739

  Ollero, Mario ^a   Cebrian Perez, Jose A ^a   Muiño Blanco, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SWELLING; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THAWING;

ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRIFUGATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DEXTRANS; FREEZING; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031424079     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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