Recent progress in spermatology contributing to the knowledge and conservation of rare and endangered species

P Comizzoli, WV Holt - Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 2022 - annualreviews.org
There is a remarkable diversity in the animal kingdom regarding mechanisms underlying the
production, maturation, structure, and function of sperm cells. Spermatology studies …

Quantification of human sperm concentration using machine learning-based spectrophotometry

A Lesani, S Kazemnejad, MM Zand, M Azadi… - Computers in Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Spectrophotometry is an indirect non-invasive and quantitative method for specifying
materials with unknown contents based on absorption behavior. This paper presents the first …

Relationships between seminal plasma composition and sperm quality parameters of the Salmo trutta macrostigma (Dumeril, 1858) semen: with emphasis on sperm …

Y Bozkurt, F Ogretmen, O Kokcu… - Czech Journal of Animal …, 2011 - avesis.gazi.edu.tr
The mineral and organic composition of seminal plasma, physical spermatological
parameters and their physiological relationships were investigated in Salmo trutta …

Mechanism of action of mercury on sperm morphology, adenosine triphosphate content, and motility in Perca fluviatilis (Percidae; Teleostei)

A Hatef, SMH Alavi, IAE Butts, T Policar… - Environmental …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The main objectives of the present study were to investigate the performance of mercury
chloride (HgCl2) on sperm function and structure, identify sites of action of HgCl2, and …

Composition of ovarian fluid in endangered Caspian brown trout, Salmo trutta caspius, and its effects on spermatozoa motility and fertilizing ability compared to …

A Hatef, H Niksirat, SMH Alavi - Fish physiology and biochemistry, 2009 - Springer
In this study, ovarian fluid composition and its effects on the motility and fertilizing ability of
sperm were studied in endangered Caspian brown trout, Salmo trutta caspius, and were …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of barbel (Barbus barbus L.) fertilization and effects of ovarian fluid when there are controlled conditions for gamete activations

J Nowosad, D Kucharczyk, M Sikora… - Animal Reproduction …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fertilization is one of the most important procedures in artificial reproduction and it directly
affects the reproduction outcome. When there is optimization of fertilization, there can be a …

Determination of sperm concentration for small-bodied biomedical model fishes by use of microspectrophotometry

E Tan, H Yang, TR Tiersch - Zebrafish, 2010 - liebertpub.com
The goal of this study was to establish an efficient method for determination of sperm
concentration requiring only 1–2 μL of sample by use of microspectrophotometry. The …

Evaluation of Methods to Determine Sperm Density for the European eel, Anguilla anguilla

SR Sørensen, V Gallego, L Pérez… - … in Domestic Animals, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Contents European eel, A nguilla anguilla, is a target species for future captive breeding, yet
best methodology to estimate sperm density for application in in vitro fertilization is not …

Sperm characteristics and androgens in Acipenser ruthenus after induction of spermiation by carp pituitary extract or GnRHa implants

SMH Alavi, A Hatef, CC Mylonas, D Gela… - Fish Physiology and …, 2012 - Springer
Spermiation and changes in androgen (testosterone, T and 11-ketotestosterone, 11-KT)
levels were studied in sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) treated with GnRH agonist implants (d …

Effect of pH and cation concentrations on spermatozoan motility of sea trout (Salmo trutta m. trutta L.)

K Dziewulska, J Domagała - Theriogenology, 2013 - Elsevier
Environmental conditions during external fertilization in fish have a significant effect on
spermatozoan motility (MOT) and fertilization ability. Even in the same family of fish …