Quercetin improves the postthaw characteristics of cryopreserved sex-sorted and nonsorted stallion sperm

Theriogenology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1001-1009

  Gibb, Z ^a   Butler, T J ^a   Morris, L H A ^b   Maxwell, W M C ^a   Grupen, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b EquiBreed NZ Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cryopreservation; Quercetin; Sex sorting; Stallion

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; CYSTEINE; QUERCETIN;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CATALASE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CYSTEINE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HORSES; MALE; QUERCETIN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SEX PRESELECTION; SPERM MOTILITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84875265270     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.06.032     Document Type: Article

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