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Semen Preservation

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Definition: The process by which semen is kept viable outside of the organism from which it was derived (i.e., kept from decay by means of a chemical agent, cooling, or a fluid substitute that mimics the natural state within the organism).  cryopreservation of semen: coord IM with CRYOPRESERVATION (IM)   
See Also Sperm Banks; Tissue and Organ Harvesting 		Other names Sperm Preservation; Frozen Semen; Semen, Frozen; Preservation, Sperm; Preservation, Semen
 
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TES-Tris yolk buffer  0   *Glucose *Tromethamine Buffers Egg Yolk Semen Preservation. Microsc Electron Biol Celular 1991 Jun;15(1):107-18

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