Effects of sub-optimal glycerol concentration and cholesterol-loaded cyclodextrin in a Tris-based diluent on cryopreserved ram sperm longevity and acrosomal integrity

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 164-168

  Awad, M M ^a  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Cryopreservation; Glycerol; Ram; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053569144     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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