Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2072503 | Animal Reproduction Science | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The present approach was designed to evaluate the methanol-glucose extender effects on sperm cryopreservation in beluga sturgeon, Huso huso. Sperm quality was examined by measuring post-thaw sperm motility and fertilizing rate at hatching stage. We first tested the effect of glucose concentration (0, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20 and 0.30Â M) in a methanol extender on post-thaw sperm motility. The optimal cryopreservation conditions were found to be 0.2Â M glucose in the extender. Then, motility and fertilization rates of sperm cryopreserved with 0.2Â M glucose and 10% methanol (GM) were compared to Tris-sucrose-KCl in 10% methanol extender (TSKM). Additionally, sperm motility and fertilizing ability in relation to 15 and 30Â min equilibration in GM extender before and after cryopreservation were measured. Higher post-thaw sperm motility duration and percentage as well as fertilization rate were obtained with the GM extender when compared to TSKM extender. Equilibration of sperm in extender did not affect the motility quality of either fresh-diluted or frozen/thawed sperm, while fertilization rate showed a significant decline alone after 30Â min of post-thaw storage. Our results indicated that the use of a simple extender consisting of 0.2Â M glucose in 10% methanol can be an alternative cryopreservation method to those previously described for sturgeons.
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Authors
Mohammad Sadegh Aramli, Karim Golshahi, Rajab Mohammad Nazari, Salim Aramli, Ashkan Banan,