Integration of microfluidics in animal in vitro embryo production

MB Wheeler, M Rubessa - MHR: Basic science of reproductive …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The in vitro production of livestock embryos is central to several areas of animal
biotechnology. Further, the use of in vitro embryo manipulation is expanding as new …

Carnitine supplementation decreases capacitation-like changes of frozen-thawed buffalo spermatozoa

V Longobardi, A Salzano, G Campanile, R Marrone… - Theriogenology, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of carnitine supplementation of semen
extender on fertility parameters of frozen-thawed buffalo sperm. Buffalo semen was …

Influence of γ-glutamyltransferase and alkaline phosphatase activity on in vitro fertilisation of bovine frozen/thawed semen

ME Pero, P Lombardi, V Longobardi… - Italian Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this work was to evaluate whether the residual amount of γ-glutamyl-transferase
(GGT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in bovine sperm after freezing/thawing is correlated …

Topography and refractometry of sperm cells using SLIM

L Liu, ME Kandel, M Rubessa, S Schreiber, M Wheeler… - bioRxiv, 2017 - biorxiv.org
Abstract Characterization of spermatozoon viability is a common test in treating infertility.
Recently, it has been shown that label-free, phase-sensitive imaging can provide a valuable …