Effects of freezing-thawing on DNA integrity of boar spermatozoa assessed by the neutral comet assay

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 530-536

  Fraser, L ^a   Strzezek, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRUTHIO CAMELUS; SUS SCROFA;

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE;

ANIMALS; COMET ASSAY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DNA DAMAGE; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

EID: 33644877881     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2005.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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