Effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) extracts and glutathione antioxidants on bull semen quality after cryopreservation

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 98-105

  Daghigh Kia, Hossein ^a   Olfati Karaji, Rastegar ^a   Hoseinkhani, Ali ^a   Ashrafi, Iraj ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Freezing extender; Herbal antioxidant; Reactive oxygen species; Sperm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897811055     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2014121-4486     Document Type: Article

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