Effect of egg yolk, cryoprotectant, and various sugars on semen cryopreservation in endangered Cuvier's gazelle (Gazella cuvieri)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 384-401

  Garde, J J ^a   del Olmo, A ^b   Soler, A J ^a   Espeso, G ^c   Gomendio, M ^b   Roldan, E R S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acrosome; Cryopreservation; Endanagered species; Genetic resource banks; Motility; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; GLYCEROL;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; EGG YOLK; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; CARBOHYDRATES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; EGG YOLK; GLYCEROL; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY;

GAZELLA; GAZELLA CUVIERI;

EID: 51249118287     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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