Motility and acrosomal integrity comparisons between electro-ejaculated and epididymal ram sperm after exposure to a range of anisosmotic solutions, cryoprotective agents and low temperatures

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 256-268

  Varisli, Omer ^a   Uguz, Cevdet ^b   Agca, Cansu ^c   Agca, Yuksel ^c  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryoprotectant and chilling; Osmotic tolerance; Ram sperm

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SUCROSE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOA; SUCROSE;

EID: 56949107509     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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