The oviducal protein, heat-shock 70-kDa protein 8, improves the long-term survival of ram spermatozoa during storage at 17°C in a commercial extender

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 543-549

  Lloyd, R E ^a   Fazeli, A ^b   Watson, P F ^c   Holt, W V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; fresh sperm; HSPA8; liquid storage

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK 70 KDA PROTEIN 8; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FERTILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAM (SHEEP); SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; COLD TEMPERATURE; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HSC70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; OVIDUCTS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860149755     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD11173     Document Type: Article

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