High pre-freezing dilution improves post-thaw function of ram spermatozoa

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 137-146

  Leahy, T ^a   Marti, J I ^b   Mendoza, N ^c   Perez Pe R ^c   Muino Blanco T ^c   Cebrian Perez J A ^c   Evans, G ^a   Maxwell, W M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Dilution rate; Extender; Ram semen; Sex sorting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION; FREEZING; INDICATOR DILUTION CURVE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZING; INDICATOR DILUTION TECHNIQUES; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 76749125854     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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