Treating ram sperm with cholesterol-loaded cyclodextrins improves cryosurvival

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 236-247

  Mocé, Eva ^a   Purdy, Phillip H ^b   Graham, James K ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Freezing; Semen; Sheep; Sperm analysis

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYPROPYL BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; 2-HYDROXYPROPYL-BETA-CYCLODEXTRIN; BETA CYCLODEXTRIN DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL; CYCLODEXTRIN; METHYL BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; METHYL-BETA-CYCLODEXTRIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ANIMALS; BETA-CYCLODEXTRINS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHOLESTEROL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYCLODEXTRINS; FEMALE; MALE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BOS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 74449091745     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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