Role of sialic acid in bovine sperm-zona pellucida binding Velásquez JG, Canovas S, Barajas P, Marcos J, Jiménez-Movilla M, Gallego RG, Ballesta J, Avilés M, Coy P Department of Physiology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain Sperm binding activity has been detected in zona pellucida (ZP) glycoproteins and it is generally accepted that this [...]
The effect of cryopreservation on sperm head morphometry in Florida male goat related to sperm freezability Hidalgo M, Rodríguez I, Dorado JM Animal Reproduction Group, Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Cordoba, Campus Rabanales, Hospital Clínico, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz, Km. 396, 14014 Cordoba, Spain The Sperm Class Analyzer was used to investigate the effect [...]
Immunolocalization and possible functional role of PSP-I/PSP-II heterodimer in highly extended boar spermatozoa Caballero I, Vázquez JM, García EM, Roca J, Martínez EA, Calvete JJ, Sanz L, Ekwall H, Rodríguez-Martínez H Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain PSP-I/PSP-II heterodimer is a major protein of boar seminal plasma [...]
The effects of cryopreservation on the morphometric dimensions of Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) epididymal sperm heads Esteso MC, Fernandez-Santos MR, Soler AJ, Montoro V, Quintero-Moreno A, Garde JJ Grupo de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC, (CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Campus Universitario, Albacete, Spain Computer-automated sperm-head morphometry was used [...]
Sperm design and sperm function Malo AF, Gomendio M, Garde J, Lang-Lenton B, Soler AJ, Roldan ER Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, José Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain Spermatozoa vary enormously in their form and dimensions, both between and within species, yet how this variation translates into fertilizing [...]
Influence of staining and sampling procedures on goat sperm morphometry using the Sperm Class Analyzer Hidalgo M, Rodríguez I, Dorado J. Reproduction and Obstetrics Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Cordoba, 14071 Cordoba, Spain Computer-assisted sperm morphometry analysis (ASMA) has improved the assessment of sperm morphology, but the results depend on the use of [...]
Sperm DNA fragmentation in a random sample of the Spanish boar livestock C. López-Fernández, B. Pérez-Llano, P. García-Casado, R. Sala, A. Gosálbez, F. Arroyo, J.L. Fernández, J. Gosálvez Unidad de Genética, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Darwin No. 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain A collection of 180 chilled boar semen samples, randomly chosen from [...]
Analysis of the principal components within the morphometric parameters of stallion spermatozoa M Hidalgo, I Rodríguez and J Dorado Animal Reproduction Unit, University of Córdoba, Spain Computer-assisted sperm morphometry systems usually analyse a large number of objective variables, which can be used for classification techniques using statistical modelling procedures. The aim of this study was [...]
Variations in buck semen motility assessed by CASA system: Correlations with environmental temperature J Dorado, M Hidalgo and I Rodríguez Animal Reproduction Unit, University of Cordoba, Spain Several factor affect goat semen production and sperm quality and knowledge of these factors is very important to improve goat reproductive efficiency. This study determined the influence of [...]
Estimation of seasonal effect on sperm motility in fresh semen from bulls C Tamargo, M Carbajo, C Díez, S de la Varga and CO Hidalgo SERIDA, Gijón, Spain, Facultad de Veterinaria, León, Spain Seasonal changes can affect sperm motility, which is essential for fertilization. Computer-assisted semen analysis (CASA) provides more accurately values than those obtained [...]
