Sperm Viability in Ram Semen Diluted and Stored in Three Different Extenders;Spermieviabilitet hos baggsperma spädd i tre olika spädningsvätskor

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-9

  Lopez A ^a,b   Soderquist L ^a   Rodriguez Martinez, H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

cooled; liquid; membrane integrity; motility; sodium citrate; storage; Tris

Indexed keywords

CALCEIN AM; CITRATE SODIUM; CITRIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ETHIDIUM; ETHIDIUM HOMODIMER; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; INTERCALATING AGENT; TROMETAMOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEEP; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STANDARD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CITRATES; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; INTERCALATING AGENTS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MILK; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TROMETHAMINE;

EID: 0032619119     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: 17510147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03547036     Document Type: Article

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