The development of a sperm cryopreservation protocol for winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum): Evaluation of cryoprotectants and diluents

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 653-659

  Rideout, R M ^a,b   Litvak, M K ^a   Trippel, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Cryoprotectant; Diluent; Pseudopleuronectes; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CRYOPRESERVATION; FISH; SPERM;

PLEURONECTOIDEI; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS;

EID: 0037968950     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.2003.00879.x     Document Type: Article

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