Animal

Photoperiod and melatonin treatments for controlling sperm parameters, testicular and accessory sex glands size in male Iberian ibex: A model for captive mountain ruminants

By |2016-12-30T09:48:25+01:00April 14th, 2013|, |

Photoperiod and melatonin treatments for controlling sperm parameters, testicular and accessory sex glands size in male Iberian ibex: A model for captive mountain ruminants Santiago-Moreno J, Toledano-Díaz A, Castaño C, Coloma MA, Esteso MC, Prieto MT, Delgadillo JA, López-Sebastián A Departamento de Reproducción Animal, INIA, Avda. Puerta de Hierro km 5.9, 28040 Madrid, Spain This [...]

Sperm cell population dynamics in ram semen during the cryopreservation process

By |2015-05-08T10:25:17+02:00March 27th, 2013|, |

Sperm cell population dynamics in ram semen during the cryopreservation process Ramón M, Pérez-Guzmán MD, Jiménez-Rabadán P, Esteso MC, García-Álvarez O, Maroto-Morales A, Anel-López L, Soler AJ, Fernández-Santos MR, Garde JJ CERSYRA, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha, Valdepeñas, Spain BACKGROUND: Sperm cryopreservation has become an indispensable tool in biology. Initially, studies were aimed towards [...]

An essential role for insulin and IGF1 receptors in regulating sertoli cell proliferation, testis size, and FSH action in mice

By |2016-12-30T09:48:25+01:00March 14th, 2013|, |

An essential role for insulin and IGF1 receptors in regulating sertoli cell proliferation, testis size, and FSH action in mice Pitetti JL, Calvel P, Zimmermann C, Conne B, Papaioannou MD, Aubry F, Cederroth CR, Urner F, Fumel B, Crausaz M, Docquier M, Herrera PL, Pralong F, Germond M, Guillou F, Jégou B, Nef S Department [...]

Fertility of cryopreserved ovine semen is determined by sperm velocity

By |2015-05-08T10:26:10+02:00February 8th, 2013|, |

Fertility of cryopreserved ovine semen is determined by sperm velocity Del Olmo E, Bisbal A, Maroto-Morales A, García-Alvarez O, Ramon M, Jimenez-Rabadan P, Martínez-Pastor F, Soler AJ, Garde JJ, Fernandez-Santos MR. SaBio IREC (CSIC - UCLM - JCCM), Campus Universitario s. n. 02071 Albacete, Spain; Regional Center of Animal Selection and Reproduction (CERSYRA) JCCM, 13300 [...]

Postcopulatory sexual selection increases atp content in rodent spermatozoa

By |2015-05-08T10:43:53+02:00January 23rd, 2013|, |

Postcopulatory sexual selection increases atp content in rodent spermatozoa Maximiliano Tourmente, Melissah Rowe, M. Mar González-Barroso, Eduardo Rial, Montserrat Gomendio, and Eduardo R. S. Roldan Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC) 28006, Madrid, Spain; Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, NO-0318, Oslo, Norway; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Centro [...]

Quantification and identification of sperm subpopulations using computeraided sperm analysis and species-specific cut-off values for swimming speed

By |2015-05-08T10:44:56+02:00January 1st, 2013||

Quantification and identification of sperm subpopulations using computeraided sperm analysis and species-specific cut-off values for swimming speed L Maree, G van der Horst Department of Medical Bioscience , University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535 , South Africa Motility is an essential characteristic of all flagellated spermatozoa and assessment of this parameter [...]

Sperm form and function in the absence of sperm competition

By |2015-05-08T10:46:18+02:00January 1st, 2013|, |

Sperm form and function in the absence of sperm competition Gerhard van der Horst and Liana Maree Department of Medical Bioscience, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa SUMMARY Sperm competition is a post-copulatory, sexual selection force that, together with phylogeny and fertilization mode, has been regarded as one of the main factors explaining [...]

Vitamin E (Trolox) addition to Tris-egg yolk extender preserves ram spermatozoon structure and kinematics after cryopreservation

By |2016-12-30T09:48:26+01:00December 9th, 2012|, |

Vitamin E (Trolox) addition to Tris-egg yolk extender preserves ram spermatozoon structure and kinematics after cryopreservation Silva SV, Soares AT, Batista AM, Almeida FC, Nunes JF, Peixoto CA, Guerra MM Andrology Laboratory (ANDROLAB), Veterinary Medicine Department - UFRPE, Dom Manuel de Medeiros Street, s/n. Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE, CEP: 52171-900, Brazil Several studies reveal that [...]

Cryopreservation of aoudad (Ammotragus lervia sahariensis) sperm obtained by transrectal ultrasound-guided massage of the accessory sex glands and electroejaculation

By |2016-12-30T09:48:26+01:00October 16th, 2012|, |

Cryopreservation of aoudad (Ammotragus lervia sahariensis) sperm obtained by transrectal ultrasound-guided massage of the accessory sex glands and electroejaculation Santiago-Moreno J, Castaño C, Toledano-Díaz A, Esteso MC, López-Sebastián A, Guerra R, Ruiz MJ, Mendoza N, Luna C, Cebrián-Pérez JA, Hildebrandt TB Departamento de Reproducción Animal, INIA, Madrid, Spain This study examines (1) the effectiveness of [...]