Variation in seminal plasma alters the ability of ram spermatozoa to survive cryopreservation

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 516-523

  Rickard, J P ^a   Schmidt, R E ^a   Maddison, J W ^a   Bathgate, R ^a   Lynch, G W ^a   Druart, X ^b   De Graaf, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

freezing resilience; semen; sheep.

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; RAM (SHEEP); SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; THAWING; ANIMAL; CELL SURVIVAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DOMESTIC SHEEP; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SHEEP, DOMESTIC; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84959337032     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD14123     Document Type: Article

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