Effect of seminal plasma on functional integrity of rabbit sperm membranes during storage at 4 degrees C or freezing

dc.contributor.authorAksoy, Melih
dc.contributor.authorLehimcioğlu, Necdet Cankat
dc.contributor.authorAkman, Orhan
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T17:26:43Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T17:26:43Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe effect of semen plasma removal either by simple centrifugation or by separation through a Percoll gradient on the integrity of plasma membranes of rabbit spermatozoa during storage at 4 degrees C and freezing was evaluated in two successive experiments. A modified hypo-osmotic swelling test procedure combined with supravital staining was employed to evaluate simultaneously membrane integrity of head and tail membranes of sperm cells. In the first experiment, the impact of semen plasma on membrane integrity of sperm cells was examined in Tris-citric acid-glucose extender at 4 degrees C for 96 h. The percentage of sperm cells with disintegrated tail and head membranes increased in all groups in correlation with the length of storage. After storage for 96 h, removal of semen plasma, irrespective of the method of removal, resulted in significant increase (P<0.01) in the percentage of sperm cells with disintegrated plasma membranes. The adverse effect of storage and removal of semen plasma was more prominent on the tail membranes, and especially during the first 24 h of the storage period. In the second experiment, the impact of semen plasma on membrane integrity of sperm cells undergoing freezing was examined. A total of three groups were arranged as described in the first experiment, and semen samples were frozen in straws using an extender including acetamide and methyl cellulose. Freezing of semen drastically reduced the percentage of sperm cells with intact plasma membranes in post-thaw samples. However, removal of semen plasma, irrespective of the method of removal, did not affect the proportion of sperm cells with intact plasma membranes. In conclusion, the effect of semen plasma on plasma membranes varied significantly relative to the preservation temperature of sperm cells. Although it exerted a protective influence during storage at 4 degrees C, no protective impact was monitored during freezing.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage6en_US
dc.identifier.issn1257-5011en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/22344
dc.identifier.volume16en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000254132900001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUNIV POLITECNICA VALENCIAen_US
dc.relation.ispartofWORLD RABBIT SCIENCEen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectspermen_US
dc.subjectmembrane integrityen_US
dc.subjectseminal plasmaen_US
dc.subjectrabbiten_US
dc.subjectfreezingen_US
dc.subjectstorageen_US
dc.titleEffect of seminal plasma on functional integrity of rabbit sperm membranes during storage at 4 degrees C or freezingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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