Effect of cholesterol on post-thaw motility and plasma membrane damage of equine spermatozoa /

(0. 125 mM) on post-thaw spermatozoal motility parameters

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Main Author: Combes, Gayla Beth
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Summary:(0. 125 mM) on post-thaw spermatozoal motility parameters
(p<0.05) incorporation of cholesterol at all concentrations
0.05) percentages of total, progressive and rapid
and plasma membrane integrity. To evaluate membrane damage,
and propidium iodide fluorescent stains. Addition of
centrifugation extender (MK or TALP) and added cholesterol
characteristics than TALP media. Cholesterol treatments
cholesterol content with a cholesterol-methyl-p-cyclodextrin
cholesterol to either extender significantly improved (p <
complex. Experiment 1 was conducted to evaluate effects of
computerized motility parameters. Two centrifugation media
concentration on membrane uptake. There was significant
effects of cholesterol incorporation into plasma membranes of
ejaculates of three stallions. Four different concentrations
equine spermatozoa using a novel method to alter membrane
Experiment 3, cryoprotective effects of cholesterol on
four cholesterol concentrations (0.0, 0. 125, 0.25 or 0. 5
from six stallions were cryopreserved to evaluate effect of
in both extenders when compared to the control. In
In Experiment 2, tritium-labeled cholesterol was utilized to
incorporation also significantly decreased the number of
incubation time tended to decrease percent spermatozoal
incubation times. An incubation temperature of 24'C also
MK (p<0.05) and TALP (p<0.06) media.
MK or TALP media were used to evaluate effect of
mM cholesterol (p < 0. 05). Cholesterol incorporation did
mM) five incubation times (0, 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes), and
motility and preserved velocity parameters over longer
motility. Incubation for 15 minutes tended to improve
not affect velocity parameters (p>0.05). Increasing
of tritiated cholesterol (0. 0, 0. 125, 0.25 or 0. 50 mM) in
significant improvement in percent total motility with 0. 125
spermatozoa were stained with carboxyfluorescein diacetate
spermatozoa with post-thaw damage to the plasma membrane in
spermatozoal motility in post-thaw samples. Cholesterol
spermatozoal plasma membranes were evaluated. Ejaculates
sucrose extender (MK) and a modified Tyrode's medium (TALP).
tended to improve post-thaw motility over control media, with
tended to increase motility parameters when compared to 37'C.
The MK media generally yielded better spermatozoal motility
This study was designed to investigate the cryoprotective
two incubation temperatures (24 or 37'C) on post-thaw
verify spermatozoal incorporation of cholesterol in
were used throughout the study: a non-fat skim milk glucose-
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Physical Description:x, 58 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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