Effect of dietary selenium and vitamin E on the ultrastructure and ATP concentration of boar spermatozoa, and the efficacy of added sodium selenite in extended semen on sperm motility

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1544-1550

  Marin Guzman, J ^a,b   Mahan, D C ^a   Whitmoyer, R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Land O'Lakes Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP; Mitochondria; Pigs; Selenium; Spermatozoa; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; SELENIUM; SODIUM SELENITE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SELENIUM; SEMEN; SODIUM SELENITE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0034202475     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7861544x     Document Type: Article

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