Supplementation of the thawing media with reduced glutathione improves function and the in vitro fertilizing ability of boar spermatozoa after cryopreservation

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 749-756

  Gadea, Joaquín ^a   Gumbao, David ^a   Matás, Carmen ^a   Romar, Raquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capacitation status; IVF; Oxidative stress; Pig spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GLUTATHIONE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SWINE; THAWING;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUTATHIONE; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SWINE;

EID: 26944483996     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.05057     Document Type: Article

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