Cryoprotectant effect of trehalose and low-density lipoprotein in extenders for frozen ram semen

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 93, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 206-209

  Tonieto, R A ^a   Goularte, K L ^a   Gastal, G D A ^a   Schiavon, R S ^a   Deschamps, J C ^a   Lucia, T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Extender; Frozen semen; Ram

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956270825     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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