Lycopene Offers Protection against Oxidative Damage in Frozen-Thawn Bovine Semen

Excessive amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) associated with spermatozoa freezing and thawing cycles have the ability to cause oxidative stress, which may result in sperm membrane lipid peroxidation (LPO), DNA damage and apoptosis, leading to decreased sperm motility and fertilization ability....

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Main Authors: Eva Tvrdá, Alica Mackovich, Hana Greifová, Norbert Lukáč
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Agroprint Timisoara 2016-05-01
Series:Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
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Online Access:http://spasb.ro/index.php/spasb/article/view/2192