The effects of cystein, bovine serum albumin and vitamin e on the calitative parameters of frozen-thawed ram semen

Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-103

  Anghel, Andreea ^a   Zamfirescu, Stela ^b   Coprean, D ^b   Sogorescu, Elena ^a  

^a Research and Development Institute for Sheep and Goat Breeding Palas Constantza   (Romania)

^b OVIDIUS UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cryopreservation; Oxidative stress; Ram; Semen

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; BUTEA MONOSPERMA;

EID: 77949871991     PISSN: 15836258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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