Cryopreservation effects on domestic cat epididymal versus electroejaculated spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 1629-1632

  Tebet, J M ^a   Martins, M I M ^a,b   Chirinea, V H ^a   Souza, F F ^a,c   Campagnol, D ^d   Lopes, M D ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^c Universidade de São José do Rio   (Brazil)

^d Departamento de Cirurgia e Anestesiologia Veterinária   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acrosome; Cryopreservation; Domestic cat; Semen freezing; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATS; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 33748550652     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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