A postcryogenic comparison of membrane fatty acids of elephant spermatozoa

Zoo Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 461-473

  Swain, Jason E ^a,b   Miller Jr , Robert R ^a  

^a HILLSDALE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryogenic; DMSO; Elephant; Fatty acids; Membrane; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0034557232     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-2361(2000)19:5<461::AID-ZOO13>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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