The effect of blueberry extracts and quercetin on capacitation status of stored boar sperm

Cell Preservation Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 165-168

  Desroches, N R ^a   McNiven, Mary A ^a   Foote, K D ^a   Richardson, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BLUEBERRY EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLUEBERRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; FERTILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIFESPAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 27644555307     PISSN: 1538344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpt.2005.3.165     Document Type: Article

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