Effects of adding taurine and trehalose to a tris-based egg yolk extender on buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) sperm quality following cryopreservation

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 183-190

  Shiva Shankar Reddy, N ^a   Jagan Mohanarao, G ^a   Atreja, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Buffalo spermatozoa; Capacitation; Cryocapacitation; Cryopreservation; Taurine; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; TAURINE; TREHALOSE; TROMETAMOL;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EGG YOLK; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BUFFALOES; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EGG YOLK; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TAURINE; TREHALOSE; TROMETHAMINE;

BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 77949654187     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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