Subzero Water Transport Characteristics of Boar Spermatozoa Confirm Observed Optimal Cooling Rates

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 446-457

  Devireddy, R V ^a,e   Fahrig, B ^b   Godke, R A ^b   Leibo, S P ^c,d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^d Audubon Institute for Research on Endangered Species   (United States)

^e Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Differential scanning calorimetry; Membrane permeability; Volumetric shrinkage

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; GLYCEROL; ICE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VOLUME; COOLING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FREEZING; GAMETE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURVIVAL; COLD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; THERMODYNAMICS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 1542379119     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20041     Document Type: Article

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