Supplementation of soybean lecithin-based semen extender by antioxidants: complementary flowcytometric study on post-thawed ram spermatozoa

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 261-269

  Sharafi, Mohsen ^a   Zhandi, Mahdi ^a   Akbari Sharif, Abbas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b Breeding Station of Zandi Sheep   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Cysteine; Glutathione; Ram; Semen

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PLANT LECTIN;

ANIMAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SHEEP; SOYBEAN; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LECITHINS; MALE; PLANT LECTINS; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP; SOYBEANS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84939881518     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-014-9458-5     Document Type: Article

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