Studies on the intracellular Ca2+ concentration of frozen-thawed dog spermatozoa: Influence of equex from different sources, two thawing diluents and post-thaw incubation in capacitating conditions

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-35

  Peña, Anna I ^a   Lopez Lugilde L ^a   Barrio, M ^a   Becerra, J J ^a   Quintela, L A ^a   Herradon P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

CALCIUM; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; HEPARIN; SURFACTANT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOGS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEPARIN; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037311803     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0531.2003.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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