Production of offspring from vacuum-dried mouse spermatozoa and assessing the effect of drying conditions on sperm DNA and embryo development

• Main Authors: Natsuki USHIGOME (Author), Sayaka WAKAYAMA (Author), Kango YAMAJI (Author), Daiyu ITO (Author), Masatoshi OOGA (Author), Teruhiko WAKAYAMA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Freeze-dried sperm (FD sperm) are of great value because they can be stored at room temperature for long periods of time, However, the birth rate of offspring derived from FD sperm is low and the step in the freeze-drying process particularly responsible for low offspring production remains unknown....