Comparative cryobiological traits and requirements for gametes and gonadal tissues collected from wildlife species

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1666-1681

  Comizzoli, P ^a,b   Songsasen, N ^a,b   Hagedorn, M ^a,b   Wildt, D E ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Gonadal tissues; Oocytes; Species conservation; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; WATER;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BIRD; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GONAD; MALE; MAMMAL; OOCYTE; OSMOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPTILE; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON; WILD ANIMAL;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRDS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; GONADS; MALE; MAMMALS; OOCYTES; OSMOSIS; REPTILES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA; WATER;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; AVES; ELEPHANTIDAE; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 84867402738     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.04.008     Document Type: Review

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