Effects of glycerol on apoptotic signaling pathways during boar spermatozoa cryopreservation

Cryobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 395-404

  Zeng, Changjun ^a   Tang, Keyi ^a   He, Lian ^a   Peng, Wenpei ^a   Ding, Li ^a   Fang, Donghui ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Boar spermatozoa; Cryopreservation; Glycerol; Signaling pathway

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CASPASE 13; CASPASE 15; CASPASE 2; CASPASE 6; CASPASE 8; CASPASE 9; DEATH RECEPTOR; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; GLYCEROL; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; LACTOSE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BOAR (MALE PIG); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DOWN REGULATION; EGG YOLK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SPERM PRESERVATION; SWINE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASES; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EGG YOLK; GLYCEROL; LACTOSE; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

EID: 84901506008     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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