Cholesterol addition protects membrane intactness during cryopreservation of stallion sperm

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 194-200

  Oliveira, C H ^a   Vasconcelos, A B ^b   Souza, F A ^a   Martins Filho, O A ^c   Silva, M X ^a   Varago, F C ^a   Lagares, M A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UBERABA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Cryopreservation; Membrane; Methyl cyclodextrin; Semen; Stallion

Indexed keywords

BETA CYCLODEXTRIN DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL; METHYL BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; METHYL-BETA-CYCLODEXTRIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION; HEAT; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; BETA-CYCLODEXTRINS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHOLESTEROL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION; HORSES; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 74449090050     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.08.011     Document Type: Article

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