Vitrification of the inner perivitelline layer of chicken eggs for use in the sperm-egg interaction assay

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 198-202

  Bongalhardo, D C ^a   Flores, A S ^a   Severo, V ^a   Gonzalez, V C ^a   Miranda, R C ^a   Corcini, C D ^a   Curcio, B R ^a   Costa, S M L C ^a   Deschamps, J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

IPVL; Rooster; Semen evaluation; Synthetic ice blocker; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; MALE; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 67349229139     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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