Ultrastructural study of the ability of seminal plasma proteins to protect ram spermatozoa against cold-shock

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 566-572

  Colás, Carmen ^a   Junquera, Concepción ^b   Pérez Pé, Rosaura ^a   Cebrián Pérez, José A ^a   Muiño Blanco, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Sperm membrane; TEM; Viability

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PROTEINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL STRESS; COLD SHOCK; CRYO-PRESERVATION; FREEZING AND THAWING; PLASMA PROTEIN; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; SPERM MEMBRANE; THERMAL MECHANICAL STRESS; ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY; VIABILITY;

MEMBRANES;

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; DEXTRAN; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN;

ACROSOME; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; CELL VIABILITY; COLD INJURY; COLD SHOCK TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAM (SHEEP); SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 67650803082     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20710     Document Type: Article

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