Cryopreservation of European eel (Anguilla anguilla) sperm using different extenders and cryoprotectants. Short communication.
Experiments were carried out on the sperm cryopreservation of artificially induced eels. The effects of several extenders and two cryoprotectants on the motility of spermatozoa were investigated. The highest post-thaw motility was observed with the combination of Tanaka's extender and DMSO as cryoprotectant. Further dilution after thawing resulted in complete loss of motility in samples frozen in presence of DMSO while sperm frozen with methanol as cryoprotectant retained its motility after further dilution.
Szabó
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Department of Fish Culture, Szent István University, H-2103 Gödöllo, Hungary.
Müller
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Bercsényi
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M
Urbányi
B
B
Kucska
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IB
Horváth
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A
D000811:Anguilla; D000818:Animals; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods* / Q000662:veterinary; D003451:Cryoprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D005615:Freezing; D008297:Male; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions / Q000494:pharmacology; D012662:Semen Preservation / Q000662:veterinary*; D013081:Sperm Motility / Q000187:drug effects; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
D003451:Cryoprotective Agents; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D000432:Methanol; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide