Addition of specific metabolites to bovine epididymal cell culture medium enhances survival and motility of cryopreserved sperm

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 876-886

  Reyes Moreno, Carlos ^a,b   Gagnon, Annie ^a,b   Sullivan, Robert ^a,b,c   Sirard, Marc Andre ^a,b  

^a Centre de Recherche en Biologie de la Reproduction   (Canada)

^b Département des Sciences Animales   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epididymal survival factors; Epididymis; Sperm cell interaction

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; BUFFER; CARNITINE; GLYCEROL; INOSITOL; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CARNITINE; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; EPIDIDYMIS; GLYCEROL; INOSITOL; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PYRUVIC ACID; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0033759562     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2000.tb03418.x     Document Type: Article

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