Changes in motility characteristics of goat spermatozoa during glycerol-equilibration and the relevance to cryopreservation

Asian Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-33

  Sundararaman, M N ^a   Edwin, M J ^a  

^a MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Boer cross goat; Computer Assisted Semen Analysis (CASA); Cryopreservation; Glycerol equilibration; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 48249087349     PISSN: 18140068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajcb.2008.22.33     Document Type: Article

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