The mechanism by which mouse spermatozoa are injured during freezing

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 265-269

  Jin, Bo ^a   Yamasaki, Chihiro ^a   Yamada, Naoko ^a   Seki, Shinsuke ^a   Valdez Jr , Delgado M ^a   Kasai, Magosaburo ^a   Edashige, Keisuke ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chilling; Hypertonic stress; Intracellular ice; Mouse; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; FREEZING; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 50249174069     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20056     Document Type: Article

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