Sperm structure and sperm motility of the African and Rockhopper penguins with special reference to multiple axonemes of the flagellum Patrick Siyambulela Mafundaa; Liana Maree; Antoinette Kotze; Gerhard van der Horst Department of Medical Bioscience, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa; Department of Research and Scientific Services, National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, [...]
Reproductive toxicity after levetiracetam administration in male rats: Evidence for role of hormonal status and oxidative stress Merve Baysal; Sinem Ilgin; Gozde Kilic; Volkan Kilic; Seyda Ucarcan; Ozlem Atli Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey. Abstract: Levetiracetam (LEV) is an [...]
Comparative evaluation of Nabi and Beltsville extenders for cryopreservation of rooster semen Nabi MM, Kohram H, Zhandi M, Mehrabani-Yeganeh H, Sharideh H, Zare-Shahaneh A, Esmaili V Department of Animal Science, Faculty College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran; Department of Animal Science, Faculty College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of [...]
Effect of inbreeding depression on bull sperm quality and field fertility Jesús Dorado; Rosa Morales Cid; Antonio Molina; Manuel Hidalgo; Julia Ariza; Miguel Moreno-Millán and Sebastián Demyda-Peyrás Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain; Department of Genetics, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of [...]
Comparison of two histologic stains in the evaluation of sperm head morphometric measurements in frozen-thawed bull semen A. Quintero-Moreno, M. L. Ramirez, H. Nava-Trujillo, M. Hidalgo Laboratorio de Andrología, Unidad de Investigación en Producción Animal (UNIPA). Universidad del Zulia. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Apdo. 15252, Maracaibo 4005-A. Venezuela; Animal Reproduction Group, Faculty of Veterinary Science, [...]
Effect of different media additives on capacitation of frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa as a potential replacement for estrous sheep serum García-Álvarez O, Maroto-Morales A, Jiménez-Rabadán P, Ramón M, Del Olmo E, Iniesta-Cuerda M, Anel-López L, Fernández-Santos MR, Garde JJ, Soler AJ SaBio IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Campus Universitario, Albacete, Spain; Regional Center of Animal Selection and Reproduction (CERSYRA) [...]
Mass-specific metabolic rate influences sperm performance through energy production in mammals Tourmente M, Roldan ER Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain Mass-specific metabolic rate, the rate at which organisms consume energy per gram of body weight, is negatively associated with body size in metazoans. As a consequence, small [...]
Dietary probiotic supplement positively affects sperm motility in an obese model F. Dardmeh, H. Alipour, P. Gazerani, G. van der Horst, B. Kjærgaard, E. Brandsborg, H.I. Nielsen Biomedicine Group, Department of Health Science and Technology,, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; SMI®, Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, [...]
Differences in ATP Generation Via Glycolysis and Oxidative Phosphorylation and Relationships with Sperm Motility in Mouse Species Tourmente M, Villar-Moya P, Rial E, Roldan ER Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), 28006 Madrid; Mitochondrial Bioenergetics Research Group, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), [...]
No evidence of trade-offs in the evolution of sperm numbers and sperm size in mammals M. Tourmente, J. Delbarco Trillo, E.R.S. Roldan Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain Post-copulatory sexual selection, in the form sperm competition, has influenced the evolution of several male reproductive traits. However, theory predicts [...]
