Egg yolk and glycerol requirements for freezing boar spermatozoa treated with methyl β-cyclodextrin or cholesterol-loaded cyclodextrin

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 143-149

  Blanch, Eva ^a   Tomás, Cristina ^a   Hernández, Marta ^b   Roca, Jordi ^b   Martínez, Emilio A ^b   Vázquez, Juan M ^b   Mocé, Eva ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Cryopreservation; Pig; Semen

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; CYCLODEXTRIN; GLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EGG YOLK; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CYCLODEXTRINS; EGG YOLK; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLYCEROL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SWINE;

EID: 84899435391     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2013-073     Document Type: Article

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