Effect of select lipids and vitamin E on motility and viability of liquid and cryopreserved boar spermatozoa

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-88

  Merkies, K ^a   Bean, L D ^a   Boehnke, K ^a   Buhr, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Freezing; Membranes; Swine; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0038131973     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A02-055     Document Type: Article

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