In the present work, taurine and hypotaurine were evaluated as potential additives to
improve European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) sperm quality after cryopreservation. For
cryopreservation, three different extenders were used: control extender (NAM),
supplemented with 1mM taurine or supplemented with 1mM hypotaurine, all of them
containing 10% Me2SO as cryoprotectant. To evaluate sperm quality of fresh and thawed
sperm, motility (CASA: computer assisted sperm analysis), viability (SYBR Green/propidium …