Variation in male spermiation response to exogenous hormones among divergent populations of Red-eyed Treefrogs
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Variation in male spermiation response to exogenous hormones among divergent populations of Red-eyed Treefrogs
BACKGROUND The non-lethal collection of sperm from live males is an important component for multiple captive-breeding techniques, including assisted reproductive technology (ART) protocols, sperm cryopreservation and in vitro fertilization. However, in amphibians, the type and amount of hormone necessary to induce spermiation can be highly variable, even among closely related species. We are un...
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1477-7827
DOI: 10.1186/s12958-016-0216-3