Spermatozoa and spermatids retrieved from frozen reproductive organs or frozen whole bodies of male mice can produce normal offspring.

Author(s) : OGONUKI N., MOCHIDA K., MIKI H., et al.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Cryopreservation of male germ cells is a strategy to conserve animal species and strains of animals valuable to biomedical research. The author tested whether mouse male germ cells could be cryopreserved without cryoprotection by simply freezing epididymides, testes, or whole bodies.

Details

  • Original title: Spermatozoa and spermatids retrieved from frozen reproductive organs or frozen whole bodies of male mice can produce normal offspring.
  • Record ID : 2006-3217
  • Languages: English
  • Source: PNAS - vol. 103 - n. 35
  • Publication date: 2006/08/29

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