Flow cytometric and microscopic evaluation of post-thawed ram semen cryopreserved in chemically defined home-made or commercial extenders

Animal Production Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 551-558

  Emamverdi, M ^a   Zhandi, M ^a   Zare Shahneh, A ^a   Sharafi, M ^a   Akhlaghi, A ^b   Khodaei Motlagh, M ^c   Dadkhah, F ^a   Dadashpour Davachi, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ARAK UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; APOPTOSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; MOTILITY; SPERM;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84924060429     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN13215     Document Type: Article

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