Amides as cryoprotectants for freezing stallion semen: A review

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 105-113

  Alvarenga, M A ^a   Papa, F O ^a   Landim Alvarenga, F C ^a   Medeiros, A S L ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amides; Cryoprotectants; Freezing stallion semen

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 24944468767     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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