Prognostic value of spermatological parameters as predictors of in vitro fertility of frozen-thawed bull semen

Theriogenology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1245-1252

  Tartaglione, C M ^a   Ritta, M N ^a,b  

^a Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora   (Argentina)

^b INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fertility; Frozen thawed bovine spermatozoa; Membrane integrity; Semen assay

Indexed keywords

HYPOTONIC SOLUTION;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STAINING;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; STAINING AND LABELING;

BOVINAE;

EID: 4344659175     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.01.012     Document Type: Article

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