Use of a defined diluent increases the sex-sorting efficiency of stallion sperm

Theriogenology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 610-619

  Gibb, Z ^a   Morris, L H A ^b   Maxwell, W M C ^a   Grupen, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b EquiBreed NZ Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bovine serum albumin; Hoechst 33342; Horse; Sex sorted sperm; Skim milk

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; EQUIDAE;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORSES; MALE; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SEX PRESELECTION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 79959533585     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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