Comparison of the effects of glutamine and an amino acid solution on post-thawed ram sperm parameters, lipid peroxidation and anti-oxidant activities

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-17

  Bucak, Mustafa Numan ^a   Tuncer, Pürhan Barbaros ^a   Sariözkan, Serpil ^a   Ulutaş, Pinar Alkim ^b  

^a Plant Protection Research Institute   (Turkey)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant activity; Anti oxidants; Lipid peroxidation; Ram sperm freezing

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149308441     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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