Cholesterol incorporation on equine sperm membrane: Effects on post-thaw sperm parameters and fertility

Theriogenology

Volumn 58, Issue 2-4, 2002, Pages 237-240

  Zahn, F S ^a   Papa, F O ^a   Dell' Aqua Jr , J A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM IONOPHORE; CHOLESTEROL; METHYL BETA CYCLODEXTRIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BREEDING METHOD; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THAWING;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 0036341468     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)00762-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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