Effects of taurine and hypotaurine supplementation and ionophore concentrations on post-thaw acrosome reaction of dog spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 248-253

  Martins Bessa, A ^a   Rocha, A ^b   Mayenco Aguirre, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Amino acids; Cryopreservation; Dog; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HYPOTAURINE; IONOPHORE; TAURINE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOG; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DOGS; IONOPHORES; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; TAURINE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 57649205327     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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