Freezing of stallion epididymal sperm

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 107, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 293-301

  Papa, F O ^a   Melo, C M ^a   Fioratti, E G ^a   Dell'Aqua Jr , J A ^a   Zahn, F S ^a   Alvarenga, M A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Epididymal sperm; Semen extenders; Sperm motility; Stallion

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; EVALUATION; FREEZING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EPIDIDYMIS; FREEZING; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 47049119290     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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