A comparison of the protective action of chicken and quail egg yolk in the cryopreservation of Spanish ibex epididymal spermatozoa

Cryobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-29

  Santiago Moreno, Julian ^a   Coloma, Miguel A ^a   Toledano Díaz, Adolfo ^a   Gómez Brunet, Amelia ^a   Pulido Pastor, Antonio ^b   Zamora Soria, Amancia ^b   Carrizosa, Juan A ^c   Urrutia, Baltasar ^c   López Sebastián, Antonio ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b DP de Málaga ^*  (Spain)

^c IMIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Diluent; Egg yolk; Epididymal spermatozoa; Ibex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; EGG YOLK; FERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; SPANISH IBEX EPIDIDYMAL SPERMATOZOA; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EGG YOLK; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GOATS; MALE; QUAIL; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

AVES; CAPRA IBEX; CAPRA PYRENAICA; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 48049089163     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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