Successful cryopreservation of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) spermatozoa

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 255-266

  Saragusty, Joseph ^a   Hildebrandt, Thomas B ^a   Behr, Britta ^a   Knieriem, Andreas ^b   Kruse, Jürgen ^b   Hermes, Robert ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Zoo Hannover GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; Directional freezing; Endangered species; Gametes cryopreservation; Genome resource bank

Indexed keywords

TREHALOSE;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ASIA; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; EGG YOLK; EJACULATION; ELEPHANT; FEMALE; GERM CELL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ASIA; CRYOPRESERVATION; EGG YOLK; EJACULATION; ELEPHANTS; FEMALE; GERM CELLS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEMEN; SEMEN PRESERVATION; TREHALOSE;

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 67651152745     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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