Decrease in glutathione content in boar sperm after cryopreservation: Effect of the addition of reduced glutathione to the freezing and thawing extenders

Theriogenology

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 690-701

  Gadea, Joaquín ^a   Sellés, Elena ^a   Marco, Marco Antonio ^a   Coy, Pilar ^a   Matás, Carmen ^a   Romar, Raquel ^a   Ruiz, Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Freezing; Glutathione; IVF; Pig spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEAT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUTATHIONE; HEAT; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 3042805170     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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