Improved cryopreservation of domestic cat sperm in a chemically defined medium

Theriogenology

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2120-2128

  Vick, M M ^a   Bateman, H L ^a   Lambo, C A ^a   Swanson, W F ^a  

^a Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Feline; Semen cryopreservation; Soy lecithin; Sperm egg yolk

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEMISTRY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATS; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; CULTURE MEDIA; MALE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 84868093144     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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