Liquid semen storage in elephants (Elephas maximus and Loxodonta africana): Species differences and storage optimization

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 420-431

  Kiso, Wendy K ^a   Brown, Janine L ^b   Siewerdt, Frank ^c   Schmitt, Dennis L ^d,e   Olson, Deborah ^f,g   Crichton, Elizabeth G ^h   Pukazhenthi, Budhan S ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Ringling Bros Center for Elephant Conservation   (United States)

^f International Elephant Foundation   (United States)

^g INDIANAPOLIS ZOO   (United States)

^h XY Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

African elephant; Asian elephant; Extender; Spermatozoa; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; ELEPHANT; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BREEDING; COLD; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

PRESERVATION SOLUTION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; COLD TEMPERATURE; ELEPHANTS; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 80052615970     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.110.011460     Document Type: Article

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