Retained functional integrity of bull spermatozoa after double freezing and thawing using PureSperm® density gradient centrifugation

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 489-494

  Maxwell, W M C ^b   Parrilla, I ^c   Caballero, I ^c   Garcia, E ^c   Roca, J ^c   Martinez, E A ^c   Vazquez, J M ^c   Rath, D ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; EGG YOLK; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STANDARD; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EGG YOLK; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; QUALITY CONTROL; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

BOVINAE;

EID: 34548596917     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00811.x     Document Type: Article

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