The dynamics of sperm DNA stability in Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) spermatozoa before and after cryopreservation

Theriogenology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 998-1007

  Imrat, P ^a   Hernandez, M ^b   Rittem, S ^b,c,d   Thongtip, N ^c,d   Mahasawangkul, S ^e   Gosalvez J ^f   Holt, W V ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology   (Thailand)

^e Industry Organization   (Thailand)

^f UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELEPHANT; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ELEPHANTS; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84857444477     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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