Cryopreservation of mouse spermatozoa: double your mouse space.
Cryopreservation of mouse germplasm is an important tool to secure, archive and distribute mouse lines of different origin. While embryo freezing has been standard procedure for many years, major advantages in freezing spermatozoa have been made recently that open new opportunities for management of mouse colonies.
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Institute of Mammalian Genetics, GSF Research Center for Environment and Health, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany. smarshall@gsf.de
Hrabé de Angelis
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D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods*; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D013045:Species Specificity