Seasonal variation in the protective effect of seminal plasma on frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 147-153

  Leahy, T ^a   Marti, J I ^b   Evans, G ^a   Maxwell, W M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Merino; Seasonality; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; EVALUATION; FREEZING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; TIME;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOPROTECTION; FREEZING; MALE; SEASONS; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76749167654     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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