Dimethyl formamide improves the postthaw characteristics of sex-sorted and nonsorted stallion sperm

Theriogenology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1027-1033

  Gibb, Z ^a,c   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)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dimethyl formamide; Glycerol; Semen cryopreservation; Sex sorting; Stallion sperm

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORSES; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SEX PRESELECTION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84878018901     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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