Centrifugation on a single layer of colloid selects improved quality spermatozoa from frozen-thawed stallion semen

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 193-202

  Macias Garcia B ^a   Morrell, J M ^b   Ortega Ferrusola, C ^a   Gonzalez Fernandez L ^a   Tapia, J A ^a   Rodriguez Martinez H ^b   Pena F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CASA; Colloid separation; Frozen thawed stallion semen; Kinematics; Membrane integrity; Mitochondrial function; SCSA; Sperm morphology (ASMA); Sperm subpopulations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; COLLOID; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FREEZING; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CENTRIFUGATION; COLLOIDS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FREEZING; HORSES; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 67249090090     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.08.025     Document Type: Article

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