Effect of semen dilution to low-sperm number per dose on motility and functionality of cryopreserved bovine spermatozoa using low-density lipoproteins (LDL) extender: Comparison to Triladyl® and Bioxcell®

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 895-900

  Vera Munoz, O ^a,b   Amirat Briand, L ^a   Diaz, T ^b   Vasquez L ^b   Schmidt, E ^c   Desherces, S ^c   Anton, M ^d   Bencharif, D ^a   Tainturier, D ^a  

^a LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c IMV Technologies l'Aigle   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bull; Cryopreservation; LDL extender; Motility; Semen dilution

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PLANT EXTRACT; SOYBEAN PROTEIN; TRILADYL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; HYPERTONIC SOLUTIONS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; LECITHINS; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SOLUTIONS; SOYBEAN PROTEINS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 61449201249     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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