… swelling (HOS) test together with the supravital test as a means of evaluating the functional
integrity of … from the supravital test indicated that the HOS solution preserved the integrity and …

… The hypoosmotic swelling (HOS) test is a relatively new assay used to evaluate the functional
integrity of the sperm’s plasma membrane. In fact, more studies have been published on …

… is important for normal spermatozoal metabolism and function (10). The hypoosmotic
swelling (HOS) test is a relatively new assay being used to evaluate the functional integrity of …

… osmotic swelling (HOS) test evaluates the functional integrity of … The HOS test predicts
membrane integrity by determining the … tail to coil and balloon or “swell.” A higher percentage of …

… To study the reliability of this test in cryopreserved sperm, simple linear regressions were …
and functional integrity do not correlate after freeze/thaw. Consistently, the HOS test is not a …

… osmotic swelling technique to evaluate the functional integrity of the sperm membrane
appears to give high repeatability and accuracy and is closely correlated to the in-vitro fertilizing …

… The hypoosmotic swelling test: its employment as an assay to evaluate the fUnctional
integrity of the frozen-thawed bovine sperm membrane. Theriogenology 1994;42:351-360. …

… More recently, the hypoosmotic swelling test was used to select sperm with a functionally
intact membrane in a population of completely immotile sperm for ICSI (8). Lomeo and …

… This study examines the effect of swelling and enzymatic degradation on structural integrity
… and swelling of the matrix, prior to a mechanical characterisation of sample integrity. Results …

… Evaluating the semen, we focused on the semen parameters; motility, morphology, Livability
and then hypo osmotic swelling test for assessment of membrane functional integrity of …