The cryoprotective effect on frozen-thawed boar semen of egg yolk low density lipoproteins

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 486-494

  Hu, Jian Hong ^a   Li, Qing Wang ^a,b   Gang Li, ^a   Chen, Xiao Yu ^a,b   Hai Yang, ^a,b   Zhang, Shu Shan ^a,b   Wang, Li Qiang ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acrosome Integrity; Boar Semen; Cryopreservation; Plasma Membrane Integrity; Sperm Motility; Yolk LDL

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESOX LUCIUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33645753976     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.486     Document Type: Article

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