Impact of using a fast-freezing technique and different thawing protocols on viability and fertility of frozen equine spermatozoa

Andrologia

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1055-1062

  Pugliesi, G ^a   Furst R ^b   Carvalho, G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Cryopreservation; Semen extender; Stallion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; EQUIDAE; FREEZING; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MARE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STALLION; THAWING; ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HORSE; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HORSES; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION;

EID: 84907946075     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12205     Document Type: Article

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