An efficient method for cryopreservation of testicular sperm from the Northern pike, Esox lucius L.

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 341-347

  Lahnsteiner, F ^a   Weismann, T ^b   Patzner, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b Inst F Gewasserokologie   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION RATE; SPERM;

ESOX LUCIUS;

EID: 0031779139     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1998.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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