Ergothioneine attenuates the DNA damage of post-thawed Merino ram sperm

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 106, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 165-167

  Çoyan, Kenan ^a   Bucak, Mustafa Numan ^a   Başpinar, Nuri ^a   Taşpinar, Mehmet ^b   Aydos, Sena ^b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

DNA integrity; Ergothioneine; Freezing thawing; Ram sperm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864292825     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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