Effects of trehalose supplementation on semen quality and oxidative stress variables in frozen-thawed bovine semen

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1657-1662

  Hu, J H ^a   Zan, L S ^a   Zhao, X L ^a   Li, Q W ^a,b   Jiang, Z L ^a   Li, Y K ^a   Li, X ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Bovine semen; Cryopreservation; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; TREHALOSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATTLE; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TREHALOSE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 77951114121     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2335     Document Type: Article

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