Colloidal centrifugation with Androcoll-E™ prolongs stallion sperm motility, viability and chromatin integrity

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 119-128

  Johannisson, A ^a   Morrell, J M ^a   Thoren J ^a   Jonsson M ^a   Dalin, A M ^a   Rodriguez Martinez, H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Androcoll E ; Single layer centrifugation; Stallion sperm quality

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATIN; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHROMATIN; FEMALE; HORSES; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 69049110921     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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