Effect of glutamine on post-thaw motility of bull spermatozoa after association with LDL (low density lipoproteins) extender: Preliminary results

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1209-1214

  Amirat Briand, L ^a   Bencharif, D ^a   Vera Munoz, O ^a   Bel Hadj Ali, H ^a   Destrumelle, S ^a   Desherces, S ^b   Schmidt, E ^b   Anton, M ^c   Tainturier, D ^a  

^a LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b IMV Technologies l'Aigle   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bull semen; Cryopreservation; Glutamine; LDL extender; Motility

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; GLUTAMINE; GLYCEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FREEZING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FREEZING; GLUTAMINE; GLYCEROL; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

BOVINAE;

EID: 63449089060     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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