Protective effect of taurine, glutathione and trehalose on the liquid storage of ram semen

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 103-108

  Bucak, Mustafa N ^a   Tekin, Necmettin ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Glutathione; Liquid storage; Ram semen; Taurine; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34548401732     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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