Cryopreservation of rabbit spermatozoa using acetamide in combination with trehalose and methyl cellulose

Theriogenology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 831-841

  Dalimata, A M ^a   Graham, J K ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Flow cytometry; Methyl cellulose; Spermatozoa; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIDE; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; METHYLCELLULOSE; RAFFINOSE; TREHALOSE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0031252024     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(97)00305-1     Document Type: Article

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