Sperm characteristics and in vitro fertilization ability of thawed spermatozoa from Black Manchega ram: Electroejaculation and postmortem collection

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-168

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

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

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electroejaculated spermatozoa; Epididymal spermatozoa; Germplasm banking; Heterologous in vitro fertilization; Ram

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEAT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPAIN; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TRANSPLANTATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA; EJACULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPAIN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 67349278194     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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