Analysis of bovine sexed sperm for IVF from sorting to the embryo

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-38

  Blondin, P ^a   Beaulieu, M ^a   Fournier, V ^a   Morin, N ^a   Crawford, L ^b   Madan, P ^b   King, W A ^b  

^a L'Alliance Boviteq   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bull; Flow cytometry; Heparin; In vitro embryo production; Semen sorting

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; HEPARIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEPARIN; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SEX PRESELECTION; SPERMATOZOA;

BOVINAE; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 56549103567     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.09.017     Document Type: Article

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