Effects of antioxidants and duration of pre-freezing equilibration on frozen-thawed ram semen

Theriogenology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 342-350

  Camara D R ^a,b   Silva, S V ^b   Almeida, F C ^b   Nunes, J F ^c   Guerra, M M P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALAGOAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Equilibration time; Semen cryopreservation; Viability

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; HEAT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATALASE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; GLUTATHIONE; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79958804704     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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