BACKGROUND Cryopreservation has been extensively used in assisted reproductive
technology, agriculture and conservation programmes for endangered species. The …

Protocols for the cryopreservation of fish gametes have been developed for many different
fish species, in special, freshwater salmonids and cyprinids. Methods for sperm freezing …

This contribution reviews existing literature and some new own findings on teleost sperm
motility and factors controlling it, emphasizing selected marine species. In marine teleosts …

This study was designed to test a vitrification method in Atlantic salmon spermatozoa and
determine the capacity of seminal plasma (SP) to protect these cells from cryoinjuries. The …

This study was designed to test a vitrification method on spermatozoa of sex-reversed
rainbow trout and determine the ability of sucrose, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), bovine serum …

The quality of frozen/thawed fish sperm is generally lower than that of fresh sperm.
Extremely low temperatures are associated with damage to fish spermatozoon subcellular …

In the present review, sperm morphology, acrosome reaction, motility, short-term storage
and cryopreservation are summarized and discussed in sturgeon (Chondrostei …

The main aim of the present review is to present the opportunities and challenges
associated with the application of cryopreserved sperm, which may improve the breeding of …

In the first edited collection of this book (2002) we set out to address the perplexing area of
ethics in qualitative research from our positions as feminist researchers. We examined the …

This study was designed to optimize a short-term storage protocol for common carp sperm at
4° C under aerobic condition. Sperm from individual males were collected directly with or …