Acta Vet. Brno 2021, 90: 201-206

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202190020201

The effect of L-glutamine and trehalose on dog sperm cryopreservation

Caner Öztürk1, Neşe Hayat Aksoy2

1Aksaray University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Aksaray, Turkey
2Aksaray University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Aksaray, Turkey

Received December 15, 2020
Accepted May 26, 2021

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