Assessment of different functional parameters of frozen-thawed buffalo spermatozoa by using cytofluorimetric determinations

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 317-324

  Minervini, F ^a   Guastamacchia, R ^b   Pizzi, F ^c   Dell'Aquila, M E ^d   Barile, V L ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CHROMATIN; CRYOPRESERVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FREEZING; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CHROMATIN; CRYOPRESERVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FREEZING; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84875054497     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02152.x     Document Type: Article

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