Alpha-tocopherol improves biochemical and dynamic parameters in cryopreserved boar semen

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2126-2135

  Breininger, Elizabeth ^a   Beorlegui, Norma B ^a   O'Flaherty, Cristián M ^a   Beconi, Martha T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Boar spermatozoa; Cryopreservation; Lipid peroxidation; Motility

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 16844374908     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.08.016     Document Type: Article

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