Motility, fertility and ultrastructural changes of ocean pout (Macrozoarces americanus L.) sperm after cryopreservation

Aquaculture

Volumn 181, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 361-375

  Yao, Z ^a   Crim, L W ^a   Richardson, G F ^b   Emerson, C J ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Fertility; Motility; Sperm; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTANT; CYTOPLASM; DILUTION; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FERTILIZATION; FREEZING; IN VITRO CULTURE; MACROZOARCES AMERICANUS; MALE FERTILITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MITOCHONDRION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON; STRAW; VAPOR;

EID: 0034650941     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00240-9     Document Type: Article

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