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Vitrification And Dehydration For The Preservation Of Gametes, Allison E. Moisan
Vitrification And Dehydration For The Preservation Of Gametes, Allison E. Moisan
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Of the 36 species of felines in the world, all except the domestic cat are listed as endangered or threatened. To preserve the genetic diversity of felines and other species, genome resource banks have been established. Due to limited availability of germ cells for research, studies must use models to optimize the techniques before they are applied to endangered species. In this study, preservation of oocytes and spermatozoa was examined using the bovine as a model for felines. In the first series of experiments, bovine and feline oocytes were dehydrated, vitrified, warmed and cultured to assess their ability to undergo …