Cryopreservation of epididymal alpaca (Vicugna pacos) sperm: A comparison of citrate-, Tris- and lactose-based diluents and pellets and straws

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 792-796

  Morton, Katherine M ^a   Bathgate, Roslyn ^a   Evans, Gareth ^a   Maxwell, W M Chis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Camelidae; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CITRIC ACID; DILUENT; LACTOSE; LIQUID NITROGEN; TROMETAMOL;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZE THAWING; FREEZING; MALE; NONHUMAN; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VICUGNA PACOS;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CAMELIDS, NEW WORLD; CITRIC ACID; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LACTOSE; MALE; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

CAMELIDAE; LAMA PACOS; VICUGNA PACOS;

EID: 34548398157     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD07049     Document Type: Article

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