Effects of cryopreservation on head morphometry and its relation with chromatin status in brown bear (Ursus arctos) spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1498-1506

  Alvarez M ^a   Garcia Macias V ^a   Martinez Pastor F ^b   Martinez F ^a   Borragan S ^c   Mata, M ^a   Garde, J ^b   Anel, L ^a   De Paz, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c Cabarceno Park   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bear; Chromatin; Cryopreservation; Morphometry; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; CHROMATIN; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM HEAD; URSIDAE;

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 55549107480     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.06.097     Document Type: Article

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