In vitro evaluation of in vivo fertilizing ability of frozen rabbit semen

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-140

  Viudes De Castro, M P ^a   Moce E ^b   Vicente, J S ^b   Marco Jimenez F ^a   Lavara, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RABBIT; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RABBITS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MATURATION; SPERMATOZOA;

BOVINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 17444407483     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2005.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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