Growth hormone or insulin-like growth factor-I extends longevity of equine spermatozoa in vitro

Theriogenology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1793-1800

  Champion, Zahra J ^a,b   Vickers, Mark H ^a   Gravance, Curtis G ^a   Breier, Bernard H ^a   Casey, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Insulin like growth factor I; Spermatozoa and equine

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; HORSE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LONGEVITY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; HORSES; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035983707     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)00640-4     Document Type: Article

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