A comparison between freezing methods for the cryopreservation of stallion spermatozoa

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 298-308

  Clulow, J R ^a   Mansfield, L J ^a   Morris, L H A ^b   Evans, G ^a   Maxwell, W M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b EquiBreed NZ Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Equine; Sperm concentration; Spermatozoa; Stallion

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; HORSES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 51449110223     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.08.014     Document Type: Article

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