Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 and Antipain preserve acrosome integrity of bovine spermatozoa during cryopreservation

ABSTRACT Seminal plasma contains serine proteases and serine protease inhibitor, which are involved in mammalian fertilization, and the inhibitors can be applied to prevent cold-induced sperm capacitation. The effects of different concentrations of two serine protease inhibitors were analyzed, Plasm...

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Main Authors: M.A. Castelo Branco, Y.N.T.C. Castelo Branco, F.J. Moraes Junior, F.N. Barros, F.P.S. Barçante, G.M.C. Carvalho, L.S. Melo Evangelista, A.L. Abreu-Silva, M.A. Sousa Filho, J.A.T. Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352017000501114&lng=en&tlng=en