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ADDENDUM I<br />

Fig. 3. Theoretical curve indicating the survival <strong>of</strong> cells as function <strong>of</strong> the cooling rate at the<br />

presence (green line) or absence (red line) <strong>of</strong> glycerol in the extender (Adapted from Amann<br />

<strong>and</strong> Pickett, 1987).<br />

All the above clearly states that cryopreservation (<strong>of</strong> sperm) induces many important<br />

changes with the cells. So far the knowledge concerning these changes is incomplete, <strong>and</strong> therefore<br />

till date, semen cryopreservation is a science as well as an art.<br />

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