Duck egg yolk in extender improves the freezability of buffalo bull spermatozoa

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 104, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 427-433

  Andrabi, S M H ^a   Ansari, M S ^a   Ullah, N ^a   Anwar, M ^a   Mehmood, A ^a   Akhter, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Buffalo spermatozoa; Cryopreservation; Egg yolk

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DUCK; EGG YOLK; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DUCKS; EGG YOLK; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM HEAD; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

AVES; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 38549106114     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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