Studies on the cryopreservation of common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) spermatozoa

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 727-732

  MacCallum, C ^a,b   Johnston, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Western Plains Zoo   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epididymal spermatozoa; Pellet method

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DILUTION; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; FREEZING; GAMETE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURVIVAL; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; LASIORHINUS KREFFTII; MAMMALIA; VOMBATUS URSINUS;

EID: 32444447732     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD05082     Document Type: Article

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