Post-thaw sperm characteristics following long-term storage of boar semen in liquid nitrogen

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 147, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 119-127

  Fraser, L ^a   Strzezek, J ^a   Kordan, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Boar, Spermatozoa; Cryostorage; Liquid nitrogen; Semen storage

Indexed keywords

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

NITROGEN;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FREEZING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SWINE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FREEZING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; NITROGEN; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84901639307     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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