Optimal concentrations of cryoprotective agents for semen from stallions that are classified 'good' or 'poor' for freezing

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 125, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 112-118

  Hoffmann, N ^a,b   Oldenhof, H ^a   Morandini, C ^b   Rohn, K ^a   Sieme, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b National Stud Lower Saxony   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Cryoprotectant; Male heterogeneity; Osmotic tolerance; Stallion semen

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORSES; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79958234224     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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