Effect of freezing rate of ram spermatozoa on subsequent fertility in vivo and in vitro

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 265-275

  Byrne, G P ^a   Lonergan, P ^a   Wade, M ^a   Duffy, P ^a   Donovan, A ^b   Hanrahan, J P ^b   Boland, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Embryo; IVF; Sheep male reproduction; Spermatozoa; Superovulation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLASTOCYST; FERTILIZATION; FOLLITROPIN; FREEZING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE FERTILITY; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; RAM; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOON; SUPEROVULATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENT DYES; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTINS; PROPIDIUM; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; TEMPERATURE;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034284874     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(00)00121-4     Document Type: Article

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