Optimizing conditions for treating goat semen with cholesterol-loaded cyclodextrins prior to freezing to improve cryosurvival

Cryobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 124-131

  Konyali, C ^a,c   Tomas C ^a   Blanch, E ^a   Gomez E A ^a   Graham, J K ^b   Moce E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Caprine; Freezing; Frozen thawed sperm; Goat; Semen

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CITRIC ACID; CYCLODEXTRIN; GLYCEROL;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EGG YOLK; GOAT; MALE; MILK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM PRESERVATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

CAPRINE; FREEZING; FROZEN-THAWED SPERM; GOAT; SEMEN;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHOLESTEROL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CYCLODEXTRINS; FREEZING; GOATS; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84883553609     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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