Cryopreservation of flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) sperm with a practical methodology

Theriogenology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 989-996

  Zhang, Y Z ^a,b   Zhang, S C ^a   Liu, X Z ^c   Xu, Y Y ^a   Wang, C L ^a   Sawant, M S ^a   Li, J ^d   Chen, S L ^c  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b LIAOCHENG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YELLOW SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Dimethyl sulphoxide; Flounder; Glycerol; Methanol; Paralichthys olivaceus; Sperm

Indexed keywords

PARALICHTHYS; PARALICHTHYS OLIVACEUS; PLEURONECTOIDEI;

EID: 0042785213     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(03)00097-9     Document Type: Article

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