Computer-assisted sperm analysis of fresh epididymal cat spermatozoa and the impact of cool storage (4 °C) on sperm quality

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1550-1559

  Filliers, M ^a   Rijsselaere, T ^a   Bossaert, P ^a   De Causmaecker, V ^a   Dewulf, J ^a   Pope, C E ^b   Van Soom, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species   (United States)

Author keywords

CASA; Cooled storage; Domestic cat; Epididymal sperm; Percoll

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATS; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 55549124512     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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