Assessment of the morphology of frozen-thawed bull sperm in relation to its cryopreservation for artificial insemination

Veterinary Record

Volumn 152, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 765-767

  Revell, S ^a  

^a Genus Freezing Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; ACETOACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; EOSIN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; CATTLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOPLASM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FREEZING; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMEAR; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; THAWING;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037743887     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.152.25.765     Document Type: Article

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