Characteristics of frozen-thawed spermatozoa cryopreserved with different concentrations of glycerol in captive Japanese black bears (Ursus thibetanus japonicus)

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1101-1104

  Okano, Tsukasa ^a   Nakamura, Sachiko ^a   Komatsu, Takeshi ^b   Murase, Tetsuma ^a   Miyazawa, Kiyoshi ^a   Asano, Makoto ^a   Tsubota, Toshio ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Institute of Japanese Black Bear in Ani   (Japan)

Author keywords

Glycerol; Japanese black bear; Semen cryopreservation

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEAR; CRYOPRESERVATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; GLYCEROL; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; URSIDAE;

ANIMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 33750851058     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.68.1101     Document Type: Article

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