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PREDICTION OF ICE FORMATION IN FOWL SPERMATOZOA AT PARTICULAR COOLING RATES.

Author(s) : RAVIE O., LAKE P. E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

FOWL SEMEN IS GENERALLY COOLED AT SLOW RATES FOR THE BEST REVIVAL OF SPERMATOZOA. INTRACELLULAR ICE FORMATION IS ONE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF DAMAGE IF APPRECIABLE SUPERCOOLED WATER REMAINS IN THE CELL ON REACHING 263 TO 258 K (-10 TO -15 DEG C). EQUATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FROM STUDIES OF A VARIETY OF CELLS RELATING THE AMOUNT OF WATER IN A CELL AND TEMPERATURE. PARAMETERS RELATING TO FOWL SPERMATOZOA HAVE BEEN SUBSTITUTED IN THE EQUATIONS AND THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT INTRACELLULAR ICE FORMATION IS NOT LIKELY TO BE A PRIME CAUSE OF CELL DEATH WITH THE COOLING RATES CURRENTLY IN USE.

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  • Original title: PREDICTION OF ICE FORMATION IN FOWL SPERMATOZOA AT PARTICULAR COOLING RATES.
  • Record ID : 1982-2114
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryo-Letters - vol. 3 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1982
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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