Sperm membrane functional integrity and response of frozen-thawed bovine spermatozoa during the hypoosmotic swelling test incubation at varying temperatures

JR Correa, G Heersche, PM Zavos - Theriogenology, 1997 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to assess the sperm membrane integrity and permeability of
frozen-thawed bovine spermatozoa, processed at varying temperatures during and after …

Effect of shortened exposure time to the critical period for ice crystal formation on subsequent post-thaw semen parameters from cryopreserved sperm

ML Check, DJ Check, JH Check, R Long… - Archives of …, 1994 - Taylor & Francis
Cryopreservation of human sperm using present methods leads to a reduced fertility
potential of the specimen. In many instances this prevents the successful fertilization of the …

Optimal utilization of cryopreserved human semen for assisted reproduction: recovery and maintenance of sperm motility and viability

TE Polcz, J Stronk, C Xiong, EE Jones, DL Olive… - Journal of assisted …, 1998 - Springer
Purpose: Our purpose was to evaluate sperm motility and viability and the maintenance of
these parameters in already cryopreserved semen samples following repeated …

The hypoosmotic swelling test: its employment as an assay to evaluate the functional integrity of the frozen-thawed bovine sperm membrane

JR Correa, PM Zavos - Theriogenology, 1994 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the hypoosmotic swelling
(HOS) test together with the supravital test as a means of evaluating the functional integrity …

Improvement of post-thaw sperm motility in poor quality human semen

C Sawetawan, ES Bruns, GS Prins - Fertility and sterility, 1993 - Elsevier
Objective To find alternative cryopreservation methods to improve the post-thaw fertilizing
capacity of poor quality human sperm. Design Controlled clinical study. Setting Fertility clinic …

Hypo‐osmotic swelling can accurately assess the viability of nonmotile sperm

CB Smikle, PJ Turek - Molecular Reproduction and …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Viable, healthy sperm are preferred for oocyte fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm
injection. Currently, motility is the most widely applied measure of sperm viability. However …

[HTML][HTML] Thawed human sperm quality is influenced by the volume of the cryopreserved specimen

A Abush, R Hauser, G Paz, SE Kleiman, O Lehavi… - Fertility and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To test the effect of sperm specimen volume in the freezing-thawing process on
specimen quality. Design Experimental prospective study. Setting Tertiary academic medical …

Hypoosmotic swelling test for quality control of sperm prepared for assisted reproduction

I Mladenović, S Mićić, O Genbaćev… - Archives of andrology, 1995 - Taylor & Francis
This study evaluates the clinical usefulness of one additional parameter for assessment of
human sperm cell function in vitro—the hypoosmotic swelling test. The hypoosmotic swelling …

[PDF][PDF] Hypo-osmotic swelling test (HOST) and its response in fresh and freezethawed semen

JK Prasad, S Kumar, G Mohan, U Shanker… - The Indian Journal of …, 1999 - epubs.icar.org.in
Forty-eight ejaculates (24 each from FH and FJH crossbred bulls) were subjected to freezing
and hypo-osmotic swelling test to record freezability in relation to membnl!!. r. integrity of the …

[PDF][PDF] Cryopreservation of human spermatozoa: comparison of TEST-yolk buffer and glycerol

J Hallak, RK Sharma, C Wellstead… - International Journal of …, 2000 - academia.edu
Objective-Comparison of human sperm motility, morphology, and sperm membrane integrity
using two cryoprotective media, Test-yolk buffer with glycerol and glycerol alone. Methods …