Effects of cryoprotectant treatments on bovine sperm function and osmolyte content

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 571-581

  Setyawan, Erif E M ^a,b   Cooper, Trevor G ^a   Widiasih, Dyah A ^b   Junaidi, Aris ^b   Yeung, Ching Hei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOLYTE; CARNITINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; INOSITOL; ION; OSMOLYTE; SORBITOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPROTECTION; EJACULATION; FLAGELLUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; SPERM HEAD MEMBRANE; SPERM QUALITY; SPERM VITALITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS;

ANIMALS; CARNITINE; CATTLE; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; INOSITOL; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SORBITOL; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 70349122163     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2009.44     Document Type: Article

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