Osmotic and freezing tolerance in spermatozoa of freeze-tolerant and - intolerant frogs

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 3 44-3, 1998, Pages

  Costanzo, Jon P ^a   Mugnano, John A ^a,b   Wehrheim, Heidi M ^a   Lee Jr , Richard E ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Anuran; Cryoprotection; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPROTECTION; FROG; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 0031682673     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.3.r713     Document Type: Article

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