The effect of cryoprotectant on kangaroo sperm ultrastructure and mitochondrial function

Cryobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-303

  McClean, Rhett ^a   Holt, William V ^b   Zee, Yeng Peng ^a   Lisle, Allan ^a   Johnston, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Dimethylacetamide (DMA); Dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO); Glycerol; Kangaroo; Mitochondria; Spermatozoa; Sucrose; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GLYCEROL; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; INCUBATION TIME; KANGAROO; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GLYCEROL; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUCROSE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56449127405     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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