Generation of reactive oxygen species by equine spermatozoa

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 508-515

  Ball, Barry A ^a   Vo, Anthony T ^a   Baumber, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

CALCIMYCIN; CATALASE; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IONOPHORE; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CALCIMYCIN; CATALASE; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CRYOPRESERVATION; HORSES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IONOPHORES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; N-FORMYLMETHIONINE LEUCYL-PHENYLALANINE; NADP; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDES; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 0035319356     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2001.62.508     Document Type: Article

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