Assessment of viability and mitochondrial function of equine spermatozoa using double staining and flow cytometry

Theriogenology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 299-312

  Papaioannou, K Z ^a   Murphy, R P ^a   Monks, R S ^a   Hynes, N ^a   Ryan, M P ^a   Boland, M P ^a   Roche, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Equine spermatozoa; Flow cytometry; Mitochondrial activity; Viability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; SPERMATOZOON; STAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031570807     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)84077-0     Document Type: Article

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