Lipid content and composition of oocytes from five coral species: potential implications for future cryopreservation efforts.

Given the previously documented importance of lipid concentration and composition in the successful cryopreservation of gorgonian corals, these parameters were assessed in oocytes of five species of scleractinian coral; Platygyra daedalea, Echinopora gemmacea, Echinophyllia aspera, Oxypora lacera an...

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Main Authors: Chiahsin Lin, Li-Hsueh Wang, Pei-Jie Meng, Chii-Shiarng Chen, Sujune Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3585170?pdf=render