Interrelationship between plasma membrane integrity, mitochondrial membrane potential and DNA fragmentation in cryopreserved bovine spermatozoa

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-195

  Bollwein, H ^a,b   Fuchs, I ^c   Koess, C ^b  

^a Foundation ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA;

BOVINAE;

EID: 40449087347     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00876.x     Document Type: Article

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