Influence of seminal plasma on fresh and post-thaw parameters of stallion epididymal spermatozoa

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 123, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 192-201

  Heise, A ^a   Thompson, P N ^a   Gerber, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Epididymal spermatozoa; Morphology; Motility; Seminal plasma; Stallion; Viability

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FREEZING; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

ANIMALS; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FREEZING; HORSES; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 79951674227     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.11.017     Document Type: Article

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