Effects of oxidized glutathione, bovine serum albumin, cysteine and lycopene on the quality of frozen-thawed ram semen

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 383-390

  Uysal, Ongun ^a   Bucak, M N ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Extender; Freezing; Ram semen

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 42449139645     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200776030383     Document Type: Article

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