Effects of alpha‐lipoic acid on ram semen cryopreservation and post‐thaw life span
Nail Tekin Önder, Selim Alçay, Zekariya Nur
Abstract
dose of alpha-lipoic acid had a harmful effect on DNA integrity compared to the control group (p < .05). The results of the study demonstrated that alpha-lipoic acid has positive effects at post-thaw but have harmful effects on long term to ram semen.
Topics & Concepts
SemenExtenderAndrologyBiologyLipoic acidSpermSperm motilitySemen extenderSemen collectionIncubationAntioxidantBiochemistryChemistryMedicineArtificial inseminationPolyurethanePregnancyOrganic chemistryGeneticsBiochemical Acid Research StudiesCoenzyme Q10 studies and effectsAldose Reductase and Taurine