Influence of different centrifugation protocols on equine semen preservation

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 118-126

  Hoogewijs, Maarten ^a   Rijsselaere, Tom ^a   De Vliegher, Sarne ^a   Vanhaesebrouck, Emilie ^a   De Schauwer, Catharina ^a   Govaere, Jan ^a   Thys, Mirjan ^a   Hoflack, Geert ^a   Van Soom, Ann ^a   de Kruif, Aart ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Centrifugation; Semen; Sperm loss; Sperm quality parameters; Stallion

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DAMAGE; HEAT; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NICK END LABELING; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CENTRIFUGATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA DAMAGE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HORSES; HOT TEMPERATURE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956215880     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.01.022     Document Type: Article

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