Semen cryopreservation in Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) using SHOTOR diluent: Effects of cooling rates and glycerol concentrations

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 618-625

  Niasari Naslaji, A ^a   Mosaferi, S ^a   Bahmani, N ^a   Gerami, A ^a   Gharahdaghi, A A ^b   Abarghani, A ^c   Ghanbari, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ANIMAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c Ministry of Jihad e Agriculture   (Iran)

Author keywords

Camelids; Cryoprotectant; Long term preservation; Semen extender; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; GLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; GLYCEROL; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS BACTRIANUS;

EID: 34447620307     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.04.059     Document Type: Article

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