Postthaw evaluation of in vitro function of epididymal spermatozoa from four species of free-ranging African bovids

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 948-958

  Herrick, Jason R ^a   Bartels, Paul ^b   Krisher, Rebecca L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Gamete biology; In vitro fertilization; Sperm; Sperm capacitation

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CAFFEINE; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HEPARIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; BUFFALO; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EPIDIDYMIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IN VITRO STUDY; LONGEVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THAWING;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; BUFFALOES; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOPRESERVATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; OOCYTES; POVIDONE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY;

ANIMALIA; ANTIDORCAS MARSUPIALIS; BOVIDAE; BUBALUS; CONNOCHAETES; CONNOCHAETES GNOU; DAMALISCUS PYGARGUS; DAMALISCUS PYGARGUS PHILLIPSI; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 4243054988     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.026831     Document Type: Article

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