Reactive oxygen species in stallion semen can be affected by season and colloid centrifugation

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 62-69

  Morrell, J M ^a   Winblad, C ^a   Georgakas, A ^a   Stuhtmann, G ^b   Humblot, P ^a   Johannisson, A ^c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Flyinge Kungsgård ^*  (Sweden)

^c SLU   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hydrogen peroxide; ROS; Single Layer Centrifugation; Stallion semen; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HORSES; MALE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEASONS; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84879846022     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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