Analysis of selected sperm by density gradient centrifugation might aid in the estimation of in vivo fertility of thawed ram spermatozoa

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 979-988

  Garcia, O ^a   Maroto Morales, A ^a   Ramon M ^b   del Olmo, E ^b   Montoro, V ^b   Dominguez Rebolledo, A E ^b   Bisbal, A ^b   Jimenez Rabadan P ^a   Perez Guzman M D ^a   Soler, A J ^a,b,c  

^a Regional Center of Animal Selection and Reproduction (CERSYRA) JCCM   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c Institute for Regional Development (IDR)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryopreserved semen; Density gradient centrifugation; Fertility; Spermatozoa selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL SEPARATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; CELL SEPARATION; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77956266924     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.04.027     Document Type: Article

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