Effects of bovine serum albumin and trehalose in semen diluents for improvement of frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 675-683

  Matsuoka, Taiki ^a   Imai, Hiroko ^a   Kohno, Hirohide ^b   Fukui, Yutaka ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL LIVESTOCK BREEDING CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine serum albumin (BSA); Semen diluent; Sheep; Spermatozoa; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; FRUCTOSE; TREHALOSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECT; EGG YOLK; MALE; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; EGG YOLK; FRUCTOSE; MALE; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; SHEEP; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TREHALOSE;

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33750688276     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.18033     Document Type: Article

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