An investigation into the similarities and differences governing the cryopreservation success of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus: goldfuss) and common wombat (Vombatus ursinus: shaw) spermatozoa

Cryobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 218-228

  Johnston, S D ^a   MacCallum, C ^a,b   Blyde, D ^b   McClean, R ^a   Lisle, A ^a   Holt, W V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Western Plains Zoo   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Cytochalasin D; F actin; Koala; Marsupial; Osmotic tolerance; Spermatozoa; Wombat

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; CYTOCHALASIN D; F ACTIN; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CELL VOLUME; COLD TOLERANCE; COMMUNITY SUCCESSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EGG YOLK; FREEZING; HYPOTHESIS; KOALA; MALE; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THAWING; WOMBAT;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CYTOCHALASIN D; MALE; MARSUPIALIA; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OSMOSIS; PHASCOLARCTIDAE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

METATHERIA; PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS; VOMBATUS URSINUS;

EID: 33748465906     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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