Do different portions of the boar ejaculate vary in their ability to sustain cryopreservation?

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 101-113

  Pena F J ^a,b   Saravia, F ^b   Nunez Martinez I ^a   Johannisson, A ^c   Wallgren, M ^b,d   Rodriguez Martinez, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b Department of Clinical Sciences ^*  (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d Quality Genetics   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Annexin; ASMA; Boar; CASA; Cryopreservation; Ejaculate portions; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33646147580     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2005.06.028     Document Type: Article

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