Season-induced changes in bovine sperm motility following a freeze-thaw procedure

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 212-218

  Orgal, Shlomo ^a   Zeron, Yoei ^b   Elior, Nili ^a   Biran, David ^a   Friedman, Eran ^a   Druker, Shaked ^a   Roth, Zvi ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b 'Sion' Artificial Insemination Center and Breeding   (Israel)

Author keywords

Element concentration; Seasonality; Sperm motility

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INBRED STRAIN; ISRAEL; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, INBRED STRAINS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; ISRAEL; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; POTASSIUM; SEASONS; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SODIUM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; SPERM MOTILITY;

BOVINAE; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 84861208687     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.10-149N     Document Type: Article

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