Treating boar sperm with cholesterol-loaded cyclodextrins widens the sperm osmotic tolerance limits and enhances the in vitro sperm fertilising ability

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 129, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 209-220

  Tomás, Cristina ^a   Blanch, Eva ^a   Hernández, Marta ^b   Gil, María A ^b   Roca, Jordi ^b   Vázquez, Juan M ^b   Martínez, Emilio A ^b   Mocé, Eva ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Freezing; In vitro fertilisation; Pig; Semen

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; CYCLODEXTRIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSMOLARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CYCLODEXTRINS; FERTILIZATION; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 84856219658     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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