Freeze-thawing induces alterations in the protamine-1/DNA overall structure in boar sperm

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1083-1094

  Flores, E ^a   Cifuentes, D ^b   Fernandez Novell J M ^b   Medrano, A ^a   Bonet, S ^c   Briz, M D ^c   Pinart, E ^c   Pena A ^a   Rigau, T ^a   Rodriguez Gil J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Department Biochemistry and Molecular Biology   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boar sperm; DNA fragmentation; Freezing thawing; Protamine 1

Indexed keywords

PROTAMINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FREEZING; MALE; METABOLISM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FREEZING; MALE; PROTAMINES; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 42749096612     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.01.022     Document Type: Article

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