Cryopreservation of sperm of Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis

Genesis (United States)

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-46

  Sargent, Michael G ^a   Mohun, Timothy J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Fertilisation; Sperm; Xenopus laevis; Xenopus tropicalis

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION; FREEZE THAWING; GAMETE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPERM PRESERVATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 13944267213     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gene.20092     Document Type: Article

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