Capacitation status and fertility of fresh and frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 481-487

  Gillan, L ^a   Evans, A G ^a   Maxwell, W M C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORTETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENCE; FREEZING; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; THAWING;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SHEEP; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0031451602     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R96046     Document Type: Article

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