Simple vitrification method for cryobanking avian testicular tissue

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3209-3213

  Liu, J ^a,b   Cheng, K M ^a   Purdy, P H ^c   Silversides, F G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Japanese quail; Testicular tissue; Vascularization; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869841174     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2012-02454     Document Type: Article

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