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Fa Ren1, Tianyu Feng1, Guichao Dai1

  • 1College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.

Cryobiology
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Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA)Cashmere goatCryopreservationLycopene (LP)Spermatozoa

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