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Production of functional gametes from cryopreserved primordial germ cells of the Japanese quail.
The Journal of reproduction and development - 17 Dec 2013
Nakamura Yoshiaki, Tasai Mariko, Takeda Kumiko, Nirasawa Keijiro, Tagami Takahiro
Abstract excerpt
The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) is a valuable bird as both an experimental animal, for a wide range of scientific disciplines, and an agricultural animal, for the production of eggs and meat. Cryopreservation of PGCs would be a feasible strategy for the conservation of both male and female fertility cells in Japanese quail. However, the effects of freeze-thaw treatment on viability, migration ability and...
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