The influence of antioxidant, cholesterol and seminal plasma on the in vitro quality of sorted and non-sorted ram spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 217-227

  de Graaf, S P ^a   Evans, G ^a   Gillan, L ^b   Guerra, M M P ^c   Maxwell, W M C ^a   O'Brien, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Sydney IVF   (Australia)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cholesterol loaded cyclodextrins; Seminal plasma; Sex preselection; Sex sorting

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CHOLESTEROL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SEX PRESELECTION; SHEEP; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845300217     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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