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National Research Council. 1978. Integrity of Frozen Spermatozoa. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/19916.

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349 pages |  5 x 9 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/19916
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Front Matter i-xiii
Introduction 1-3
Fundamentals of the Preservation of Spermatozoa 4-44
Summary of Research at The Pennsylvania State University 45-52
Techniques for the Cryopreservation and Field Handling of Bovine Spermatozoa 53-77
Banks for Frozen Human Semen: Current Status and Prospects 78-91
Gametic Integrity During Storage at Low Temperatures--Evidence for an Aging Effect 92-125
Molecular Factors Affecting Gametic Integrity During Storage at Low Temperatures 126-143
Maintenance of Fertility of Spermatozoa at -196 Degrees Celsius 144-162
Theoretical and Practical Significance of Frozen Semen Banking in the Animal Breeding Industry 163-172
Microbial Contaminants in Frozen Semen 173-179
Current Clinical Applications of Sperm Banking 180-187
'A Community's Human Tissue Resources and the Role of the Community Blood Bank--Custodial or Developmental?' 188-190
Semen Banking Today: A Review of Current Technology in Equipment for the Storage of Semen at Liquid Nitrogen Temperature 191-200
History of Artificial Insemination and the Development of Human Semen Banking 201-207
A Plan for the Controlled Growth and Development of Tissue Banks 208-211
Artificial Insemination in Clinical Practice 212-213
The Conjoint Artificial Insemination Technique 214-215
Microbial Contamination of Human Semen 216-225
Mycoplasma Contamination of Human Spermatozoa 226-236
Viruses in Human Semen 237-249
Motility and Viability of Human Spermatozoa 250-261
Physiomorphological Parameters of Human Spermatozoa 262-273
Some Methods of Freezing and Evaluating Human Spermatozoa 274-304
Genetic Considerations in Human Sperm Banking 305-309
DNA-Generating Complex in Semen 310-312
Human Semen as a Biological Product 313-316
Summary and Conclusions: The Capability for Prolonged Preservation of the Sperm of Mammalian Species, Including Man, and Some Consequent Implications 317-334

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