Cryopreservation of spermatozoa of the terrestrial Puerto Rican frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui

Cryobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 90-94

  Michael, Scott F ^a   Jones, Cecily ^b,c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Anuran; Cryopreservation; Eleutherodactylus; Freezing; Frog; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLYCEROL; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FREEZING; FROG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; THAWING;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BOVINAE; ELEUTHERODACTYLUS COQUI;

EID: 1242293020     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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