Heterologous in vitro fertilization is a good procedure to assess the fertility of thawed ram spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 643-650

  Garcia Alvarez O ^a   Maroto Morales, A ^a   Martinez Pastor F ^b,c   Fernandez Santos M R ^a   Esteso, M C ^b,d   Perez Guzman M D ^a   Soler, A J ^a,b  

^a Regional Center of Animal Selection and Reproduction (CERSYRA)   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c Institute for Regional Development (IDR)   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fertility; Heterologous in vitro fertilization; Intact zona oocytes; Ram; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; OOCYTES; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 58249107926     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.09.036     Document Type: Article

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