Permeability of boar and bull spermatozoa to the nucleic acid stains propidium iodide or Hoechst 33258, or to eosin: Accuracy in the assessment of cell viability

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 145-152

  Pintado, B ^a   De La Fuente, J ^a   Roldan, E R S ^b  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; EOSIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; NUCLEIC ACID; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; EXOCYTOSIS; GIEMSA STAIN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; THAWING; TIME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033972468     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1180145     Document Type: Article

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