Spermatozoa in the sperm-peak-fraction of the boar ejaculate show a lower flow of Ca2+ under capacitation conditions post-thaw which might account for their higher membrane stability after cryopreservation

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 128, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 37-44

  Hossain, Md Sharoare ^a,b   Johannisson, Anders ^a   Siqueira, Amanda Pimenta ^a   Wallgren, Margareta ^a,c   Rodriguez Martinez, Heriberto ^d  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b PATUAKHALI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c Quality Genetics HB   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boar; Calcium; Membrane stability; Sperm; SRF

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; FREEZING; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; FREEZING; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 80655148942     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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