Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 86-96 , 1 January 2010

Cryopreservation of immature porcine testis tissue to maintain its developmental potential after xenografting into recipient mice

  • M. Abrishami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • ,
  • M. Anzar

      Affiliations

    • Canadian Animal Genetic Resources Program, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • ,
  • Y. Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • ,
  • A. Honaramooz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 306 966 7355; fax: +1 306 966 7376.

Received 19 March 2009 ,Revised 18 August 2009 ,Accepted 18 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.08.004

Theriogenology
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