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 …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of thawing and processing
temperatures on post-thaw sperm viability, occurrence of osmotic shock and sperm …

This study was undertaken to investigate the occurrence of osmotic shock, sperm viability
and membrane functional status of frozen-thawed bovine spermatozoa during a short-term …

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 …

The clinical use of the hypoosmotic swelling test (HOST) to identify spermatozoa with a
functional intact membrane has been reported for humans and domestic species, including …

The hypoosmotic swelling test (HOST) has proved to be a good tool for evaluating the
membrane integrity of spermatozoa of various domestic animals including cattle, horses …

This study was conducted to determine the osmotic properties of bull spermatozoa, including
the effects of osmotic stress and cryoprotectant agent (CPA) addition and removal, on sperm …

Throughout cryopreservation, sperm are exposed to major osmotic challenges. Only intact
membranes of sperm cells are able to regulate these volumetric changes, which can be …

A series of six experiments was conducted to determine the fundamental cryobiological
properties of boar spermatozoa to develop optimal approaches for cryopreserving this …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficiency of the water test to evaluate the
functional membrane integrity of ejaculated canine sperm after collecting, cooling, and …