Acrosomal integrity and capacitation are not influenced by sperm cryopreservation in the giant panda

Reproduction

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 547-556

  Spindler, R E ^b   Huang, Y ^a   Howard, J G ^b   Wang, P ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Zhang, G ^a   Wildt, D E ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b China Conserv Res Ctr Giant Panda   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 (2 HYDROXYETHYL) 1 PIPERAZINEETHANESULFONIC ACID; BUCLADESINE; CALCIUM IONOPHORE; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BEAR; BREEDING METHOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THAWING; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; FELIDAE; PANDA;

EID: 2942511675     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00034     Document Type: Article

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