Epididymal compounds and antioxidants in diluents for the frozen storage of ram spermatozoa

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 689-696

  Sanchez Partida L G ^a   Setchell, B P ^a   Maxwell, W M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARNOSINE; HYPOTAURINE; INOSITOL; TAURINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

EID: 0345294384     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R97045     Document Type: Article

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