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Handling and Treatment of Male European Eels (Anguilla anguilla) for Hormonal Maturation and Sperm Cryopreservation
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Developmental Biology
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JoVE Journal Developmental Biology
Handling and Treatment of Male European Eels (Anguilla anguilla) for Hormonal Maturation and Sperm Cryopreservation
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January 28, 2018

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 00:11Introduction
  • 00:49Fish Maintenance and Hormonal Maturation
  • 01:59Samplings
  • 03:05Sperm Quality Evaluation
  • 04:21Sperm Freezing Solutions and Materials
  • 04:42Sperm Freezing Method
  • 05:26Thawing Method
  • 06:18Results
  • 07:09Conclusion

Summary

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Protocols for European eel maturation and sperm cryopreservation have been improved over the last years. This article describes the best protocol available using human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) for inducing maturation and methanol as cryoprotectant.

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