The use of cryomicroscopy in guppy sperm freezing

Cryobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-188

  Wang, Xiaohua ^a   Wang, Fang ^a   Wu, Xiaoxing ^a   Zhao, Xingen ^a,c   Liu, Jing ^a   Huang, Changjiang ^a   Dong, Qiaoxiang ^a,b  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^c NINGBO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cryomicroscopy; Freezing and thawing; Guppy sperm; Motility

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GLYCEROL; METHANOL; N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CRYOMICROSCOPY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FREEZE THAWING; GUPPY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MIDPIECE; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; WARMING;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; COLD-SHOCK RESPONSE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; FISHES; FREEZING; GLYCEROL; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALE; METHANOL; MICROSCOPY; POECILIA; PRESERVATION, BIOLOGICAL; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TEMPERATURE;

POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 77956920944     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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