Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 3 , Pages 282-292 , February 2010

Effects of cryopreservation on phosphatidylserine translocation, intracellular hydrogen peroxide, and DNA integrity in canine sperm

  • Sue-Hee Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Obstetrics and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Do-Hyeon Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Yong-Jun Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Obstetrics and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 63 270 2564; fax: +82 63 270 3780.

Received 16 June 2009 ,Revised 7 September 2009 ,Accepted 7 September 2009.

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PII: S0093-691X(09)00413-0

doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.09.011

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 3 , Pages 282-292 , February 2010

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