Effect of α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid on bovine in vitro fertilization

Theriogenology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 619-627

  Dalvit, G C ^a   Cetica, P D ^a   Beconi, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bovine spermatozoa; In vitro fertilization; Natural antioxidants

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CULTURE MEDIUM; FERTILIZATION; SHEEP;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; HEPARIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEPARIN; MALE; OOCYTES; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM CAPACITATION; VITAMIN E;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032007078     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00012-0     Document Type: Article

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