Cryopreservation of embryos of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 55-58

  Nunamaker, R A ^a   Lockwood, J A ^b  

^a USDA ARS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation, cryoprotectant; Culicoides sonorensin; Insect embryos

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE;

EID: 0035226980     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.1.55     Document Type: Article

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