Assessment of basic seminal characteristics, sperm cryopreservation and heterologous in vitro fertilisation in the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 373-382

  Thiangtum, Khongsak ^a   Swanson, William F ^b   Howard, JoGayle ^c   Tunwattana, Wanchai ^d   Tongthainan, Dakara ^d   Wichasilpa, Wisid ^e   Patumrattanathan, Pornchai ^f   Pinyopoommintr, Tanu ^a  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Khaokeaw Open Zoo   (Thailand)

^e Dusit Zoo   (Thailand)

^f Department of National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Conservation; Felid; Genome resource banking; Semen

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; LIQUID NITROGEN; N TRIS(HYDROXYMETHYL) METHYL 2 AMINOETHANESULFONIC ACID; NITROGEN; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CAT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; DILUTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PRIONAILURUS VIVERRINUS; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THAILAND; THAWING; VAPOR;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CATS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FELIDAE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM MOTILITY;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; PRIONAILURUS VIVERRINUS;

EID: 31944442418     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD05098     Document Type: Article

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