Assessment of the acrosomal status of membrane-intact ram spermatozoa after freezing and thawing, by simultaneous lectin/Hoechst 33258 staining

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 299-309

  Valcarcel A ^a   De Las Heras, M A ^a   Perez L ^a   Moses, D F ^a   Baldassarre, H ^a  

^a Centro de Investigaciones Reproductivas Perez Companc   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acrosomal status; Agglutinins; Cryopreservation; Lectins; Semen; Sheep male reproduction

Indexed keywords

BISBENZIMIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LECTIN; PEA LECTIN; PEANUT AGGLUTININ; PLANT LECTIN; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; BISBENZIMIDE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; LECTINS; MALE; PEANUT AGGLUTININ; PLANT LECTINS; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOA; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; OVIS ARIES; PISUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM VULGARIS;

EID: 0342601496     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(96)01586-2     Document Type: Article

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