Saturated, omega-6 and omega-3 dietary fatty acid effects on the characteristics of fresh, frozen-thawed semen and blood parameters in rams

Andrologia

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-49

  Esmaeili, V ^a   Shahverdi, A H ^a   Alizadeh, A R ^b   Alipour, H ^a   Chehrazi, M ^a  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Fatty acids; Ovine; Spermatozoa; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; FISH OIL; LIQUID NITROGEN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PALM OIL; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SUNFLOWER OIL; TESTOSTERONE; CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; FREEZE THAWING; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; RAM (SHEEP); SPERM PRESERVATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECTS; MALE; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84892457489     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12040     Document Type: Article

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