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Shaffner, Henderson and Card reported that, in fowl semen to which lævulose had been added, about 30 per cent of the spermatozoa could be revived after freezing to −79° C. 1. Some spermatozoa so treated apparently remained capable of fertilizing eggs, although the embryos died at a very early stage (10–15 hr.) of development2.
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POLGE, C. Functional Survival of Fowl Spermatozoa after Freezing at −79° C.. Nature 167, 949–950 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167949b0
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