紫外线辐射对西伯利亚鲟精子活力和寿命的影响

研究了不同剂量紫外线辐射(254nm,UVC)对西伯利亚鲟精子活力和寿命的影响.结果表明:紫外线辐射对精子的活力、快速运动时间和寿命均具有显著性影响.其中,精子活力随辐射剂量的增加而呈先迅速下降,后迅速上升,再迅速下降的趋势;精子快速运动时间的变化趋势与活力相似;精子寿命随辐射剂量的增加呈缓慢下降的趋势.当辐射剂量达288mJ.cm-2时,精子无快速运动,当辐射剂量达324mJ.cm-2时,精子活力和寿命均降为0.根据Hertwig效应判断,辐射剂量216mJ.cm-2为西伯利亚鲟精子灭活的最适剂量.     

重离子束辐照牧草的细胞学研究

采用80MeV／u^20Ne^10 叶离子束贯穿处理豆科与禾本科牧草种子,从实验室种子萌发和根尖细胞的观测分析,随着贯穿剂量的增加,幼苗生长明显减弱,呈负相关性;而染色体总畸变率和徽核率随剂量的增加而显著增加,呈正相关性。结果表明：禾本科牧草比豆科牧草对重离子辐射敏感性强,禾本科牧草适宜剂量为20Gy～30Gy,豆科牧草辐照剂量应高于150Gy。     

乙酸铜对雄性小白鼠生殖毒性的影响

以清洁级ICR雄性小白鼠为实验动物,研究不同剂量乙酸铜对小白鼠的生殖毒性。采用小白鼠精子畸形实验及小白鼠骨髓嗜多染红细胞(以下简称PCE)微核实验等方法。分别对成年小白鼠腹腔每天注射0.25~16.00mg/kg8个剂量的乙酸铜,染毒7天。结果表明:乙酸铜对小白鼠的体重增长及睾丸重量具有一定的抑制作用,其中组VI、组VII的最明显。不同剂量的乙酸铜均使雄性小白鼠精子密度(P<0.001)、精子活力明显降低,具有明显的剂量效应。各实验组精子畸形率、PCE微核率均明显高于对照组(P<0.001)(P<0.05或P<0.001),且均随乙酸铜剂量的增加而明显升高。结果表明实验剂量的乙酸铜对ICR雄性小白鼠具有明显的生殖毒性效应。     

小剂量16O8+离子预辐射减轻大剂量辐射所致小鼠睾丸组织损伤

为了了解小剂量重离子辐射诱导小鼠睾丸结构的适应性反应,采用小剂量(0.05Gy)~(16)O~(8 )离子照射B6C3F_1雄性小鼠睾丸。4h后,再给予2Gy~(16)O~(8 )离子照射。照射后第35天取材在光镜下观察睾丸结构。结果显示,大剂量(2Gy)照射明显损伤睾丸组织,主要表现为曲精细管直径几乎减小一半,精管内各发育阶段的生殖细胞减少或消失,特别是精原细胞几乎完全消失。而Leydig细胞和Sertoli细胞仅有轻度核固缩及胞浆减少。提示睾丸生殖细胞的辐射敏感性明显高于其间质组织细胞。预先给予小剂量(0.05Gy)照射可明显减轻随后大剂量(2Gy)辐射对睾丸组织的损伤。提示小剂量重离子辐射可诱导小鼠睾丸结构明显的适应性反应。     

正常和活力低下的人精子膜脂类过氧化反应或环核苷酸与运动性的关系(英文)

本文分别采用过膜游动法、硫代巴比妥酸比色法和放射免疫分析法测定了正常人和精子活力低下的不育症患者精子膜的脂类过氧化反应(LP)、环一磷酸腺苷(cAMP)和环一磷酸鸟苷(cGMP)水平,研究了膜LP、细胞内cAMP和cGMP与运动性之间的关系。结果表明,无论正常还是活力低下的精子,膜LP和运动性之间均存在明显负相关(r=-0.76,P<0.001和r=-0.68,P<0.001);精子内两种环核苷酸与运动性之间则均存在明显正相关(cAMP:r=0.64,P<0.01和r=0.59,P<0.01;cGMP:r=0.60,P<0.01和r=0.55;P<0.05)。其中膜LP与运动性之间的相关性最高。这些结果提示,膜LP是造成精子运动性降低的主要原因之一;精子内两种环核苷酸也可能影响其运动性。     

与顶体反应相关的抗人精子单克隆抗体及其抗原的特性 Ⅰ顶体反应的诱导及抗顶体反应精子的单克隆抗体的制备

精子必须经过获能和顶体反应(AR)才具受精能力。利用获能和AR 前后精子细胞内和精子表面大分子的变化,可探索新的避孕办法和男性不育诊断及治疗的新途径。本文将正常人精子于体外在BWW-BSA 培养基中获能,用钙离子载体A 23187诱导人精子进行AR(以三重染色和金霉素荧光染色两种方法检测这些精子的AR 率为50%左右),然后用这些新鲜的人精子作为免疫原,制备了23个抗人精子单克隆抗体,其中21个为IgM,2个分别为IgG_1和IgG_2。根据23个单克隆抗体与经获能和AR 处理的精子以及未处理精子的不同免疫反应,将它们分为A(AR 精子反应组)、B(未处理精子反应组)和C(双重精子反应组)三组,并测定了这些单克隆抗体与人的某些白血病细胞系的交叉反应。     

核辐射对大深度快速上浮脱险致减压病大鼠相关指标的影响*

目的: 探讨不同剂量核暴露后不同时间对大深度快速上浮脱险致减压病大鼠模型的发病率、死亡率及损伤指标的影响。方法: 80只SD雄性大鼠,随机分成空白对照组、脱险对照组和6个干预组(4 Gy辐射后4 h脱险、6 Gy辐射后4 h脱险、12 Gy辐射后4 h脱险、4 Gy辐射后8 h脱险、6 Gy辐射后8 h脱险、12 Gy辐射8 h后脱险),每组10只。干预组动物先采用不同剂量γ射线外照射(4、6、12 Gy),再进行大深度快速上浮脱险实验(最大加压深度150 m),分析大鼠肺W/D、脾指数及血浆IL-1β的变化。结果: 与脱险对照组比较,核辐射后脱险大鼠的减压病发病率及死亡率明显上升。4 Gy、6 Gy照射4 h后上浮脱险的大鼠发病率和死亡率较照射8 h后高。12 Gy辐射后4 h及8 h脱险大鼠的减压病的发病率及死亡率均比低剂量照射组明显增高,死亡率尤其明显。和发病率及死亡率的变化相一致,肺组织湿/干比、肺组织病理损伤程度、脾指数下降也表现同样的变化趋势:较低剂量(4 Gy、6 Gy)辐射后4 h改变明显,8 h改变不明显,而高剂量(12 Gy)辐射后4、8 h均变化明显。和空白对照组及脱险对照组相比较,各辐射后脱险组的血浆IL-1β浓度均显著上升。结论: 核辐射引起放射性肺损伤、免疫功能下降及血浆炎症因子浓度升高,会增加大鼠快速上浮脱险致减压病的风险。     

环境雌激素硫丹对根田鼠(Microtus oeconomus)生殖毒性效应

为探讨硫丹的生殖毒性,实验选择健康雄性根田鼠20只,随机分成对照组和实验组,分别注射等剂量生理盐水(6mL/kg)和硫丹溶液(7.0mg/kg)。在染毒的第7天和第14天,实验组和对照组各处死5只根田鼠。通过实验,第1阶段实验组与对照组根田鼠的体重变化不大,睾丸系数差异不明显,精子数、精子活动率下降不明显,精子畸形率明显增加(P0.05)。第2阶段实验组与对照组根田鼠的体重变化不大,睾丸系数差异不明显,精子数、精子活动率下降明显,精子畸形率增加,与第1阶段相比,体重没变化,睾丸系数也无明显变化,精子活动率下降明显(P0.05),精子畸形率增加极显著(P0.01)。因此,环境雌激素硫丹可以引起根田鼠睾丸的精子数下降、精子活动率下降、精子畸形率明显增加。     

碳离子辐照对菘蓝药性品质和分子水平的诱变效应

以野生菘蓝种子为材料,以不同剂量的碳离子(12 C6+)进行辐照处理(辐照剂量分别为30Gy、60Gy、90Gy、120Gy),分析12 C6+辐照对菘蓝种子萌发、幼苗生长、主要药用成分含量及其基因和蛋白质多态性变化的影响,为菘蓝品质育种、分子生物学研究和重离子辐照诱变的应用提供依据。结果显示:(1)12 C6+辐照处理后菘蓝的成苗率和根鲜重均随辐照剂量增加而逐步显著降低,其中30Gy处理对菘蓝生长抑制程度最小,但处理后菘蓝根中的主要药效成分4(3H)喹唑酮和靛玉红的含量增加幅度最大且最高,分别为野生型的2.2倍和2.3倍。(2)SRAP分子标记分析表明,菘蓝基因组的变异度随着辐照强度的增强而增大,其中30Gy处理的突变体与野生型相比有33.59%的多态性变异。(3)SDS-PAGE考马斯亮蓝染色和磷酸化染色分析表明,菘蓝的总蛋白和磷酸化蛋白表达水平均随辐照剂量变化出现了不同程度的改变,但并不与辐照强度呈正相关,说明植物在防御重离子辐照伤害时存在补偿机制。研究发现,30Gy的12 C6+辐照是菘蓝诱变的最佳剂量,能够显著提高其有效成分的含量,为优质菘蓝诱变育种奠定了基础。     

精胺抑制人精子的体外受精能力

以精子穿透去透明带仓鼠卵试验(SPA)为模型,评价了精胺对人精子体外受精能力的影响。精胺(0.25—8.0mmol/L)可抑制人精子体外获能和受精,其抑制作用与精胺浓度呈正相关,此种抑制作用是可逆的。用 HPLC 测定精子精胺含量表明,精子获能后精胺含量明显下降。dbcAMP(0.5—1.0mmol/L)或咖啡因(10mmol/L)可拮抗精胺抑制人精子体外获能。其拮抗作用随 dbcAMP 浓度而增强。钙离子载体 A 23187 2/μmol/L 或胰蛋白酶0.05%均可拮抗精胺抑制人精子穿卵率。上述结果提示,精胺可能通过降低精子 cAMP 含量和抑制钙内流或顶体酶活性,从而阻止人精子体外获能和受精。     

氧离子辐射对体外人精子自化学发光,运动性,顶体反应和存活率的影响

Effects of 16O+6 ion irradiation with different doses on human sperm spontaneous chemiluminescence (SCL), motility, acrosome reaction (AR) and viability were examined. Spermatozoa were irradiated with 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 Gy 16O+6 ion beam at the energy of 3.17 MeV/u. After irradiation, samples were analyzed by SCL measurement at 1, 2 and 3 h of incubation; motility was determined by the transmembrane migration method within 2 h of incubation; the percentage of AR and viability was evaluated by the triple-stain technique at 3.5 h of incubation. The results showed: sperm SCL was significantly increased with irradiation doses and the lowest effective dose was 0.5 Gy; compared with controls, the transmembrane migration ratio of spermatozoa progressively elevated with irradiation doses at 0.5, 1, and 2 Gy; the percentage of sperm AR markedly increased in 0.5-4 Gy irradiation and the optimal dose was 2 Gy, and then significant decreased with further increase of irradiation doses; the viability had no significant change within 0.25-8 Gy, but was progressively decreased at 16, 32 and 64 Gy. These data suggested that heavy ion at low doses increased motility and AR, whereas had deleterious effects at higher doses, which are associated with free radical reactions induced by heavy ion irradiation.     

Liquid storage of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) sperm at 4 degrees C

The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) population in the wild has been in decline for several decades and breeding in captivity has not been self-sustaining. The use of artificial insemination (AI) can help overcome many of the difficulties associated with breeding elephants in captivity; however, the ability to store semen for extended periods of time is critical to the successful application of AI to elephants. The objective of the present study was to assess the effects of four different semen extenders and the presence of egg yolk on the viability and motility of Asian elephant semen stored at 4 °C. High quality ejaculates (n=4) were collected from two Asian elephant bulls by rectal massage. Aliquots of each ejaculate were extended in four different diluents (Beltsville thawing solution (BTS); Tris–citric acid (TCA)/fructose-based; Beltsville F5 (BF5); dextrose-supplemented phosphate-buffered saline (PBS)) with or without egg yolk then cooled and stored at 4 °C. The percentages of viable (viability) and motile (motility) sperm were evaluated at 8, 24 and 48 h following collection. The addition of egg yolk significantly reduced the percentage loss in viability from initial collection to 48 h compared to extenders without egg yolk (17.0±8.2 versus 32.6±8.9 decline in percent viable sperm in the population, respectively; P<0.05). Extender and egg yolk affected (P<0.005) total motility and percent progressively motile sperm at all evaluation times during incubation. TCA + egg yolk maintained higher (P<0.05) levels of progressive motility compared to other extenders supplemented with egg yolk. These results indicate that Asian elephant semen extended in TCA diluent supplemented with egg yolk can maintain at least 50% viability and motility when stored at 4 °C for 48 h.     

In vitro characteristics of frozen-thawed, sex-sorted bull sperm after refreezing or incubation at 15 or 37 °C

The objective was to determine the in vitro characteristics of frozen-thawed dairy bull sperm after sex-sorting and refreezing and thawing (0, 2, and 4 h post-thaw; 37 °C) or post-sort incubation at 15 or 37 °C for 30 and 24 h, respectively. These sperm were compared with nonsorted frozen-thawed sperm (control) and with nonsorted sperm undergoing two cryopreservation procedures (FF; 0, 2, and 4 h). Frozen-thawed sex-sorted (FS) sperm maintained at 15 or 37 °C had higher (P < 0.001) progressive motility (PM), velocity, mitochondrial function, viability, and acrosome integrity than that of control sperm but similar total motility at 0 and 2 h of incubation. Frozen-thawed sex-sorted sperm incubated at 15 °C maintained high levels of motility (66.5 ± 1.6%) and viability/acrosome integrity (64.9 ± 1.2%) at 24 h incubation and, after rewarming and further 6 h incubation at 37 °C, acceptable levels of motility (35.8 ± 1.6%) and viability/acrosome integrity (51.2 ± 1.2%) were maintained. Frozen-thawed sex-sorted sperm maintained at 37 °C had lower levels of motility, integrity, mitochondrial respiration, and velocity from 4 h of incubation onward than that of those incubated at 15 °C. However, when frozen-thawed sex-sorted sperm were refrozen (FSF), motility and velocity were depressed at all hours compared with levels exhibited by control sperm, but membrane viability/acrosome integrity and mitochondrial respiration were similar at 0 and 2 h post-thaw. Acrosome integrity of sperm in all groups undergoing sorting was exceptionally high at 0 h (≥90%), even after re-cryopreservation and 4 h of incubation (77.5 ± 1.3%). Double frozen-thawed nonsorted sperm (FF) had similar motility to FSF sperm at 0 and 2 h post-thaw but at all time points had the lowest (P < 0.001) levels of acrosome intact/viable sperm and mitochondrial respiration and the lowest velocity at 0 h. In conclusion, whereas sex-sorting improved the functionality of frozen-thawed sperm, refreezing depressed motility, viability, and velocity but not acrosome integrity after extended incubation compared with that of control sperm. Furthermore, frozen-thawed, sex-sorted sperm may be stored for transport at 15 °C for up 24 h without detrimental effects on in vitro sperm characteristics.     

不同剂量x射线对大鼠精子CRISP2mRNA表达水平的影响

目的：观察不同剂量x射线对大鼠精子CRISP2mRNA表达水平的影响,探讨其在电离辐射所致大鼠精子功能改变中的作用。方法：用吸收剂量为1、2、4、和6Gy的x射线分别照射活体SD大鼠的外生殖系统1…4812、24h后,用PCR技术检测精子CRISP2基因mRNA表达水平;用光学显微镜观察精予活力。以未照射组为对照。结果：4、6GyX射线照射不同时间（1、4、8、12、24h时）后大鼠精子的CRISP2mRNA相对表达量均较对照组显著下降（P．〈0．05）,其中6Gb,照射24小时后相对表达量最低（P〈0．01）,而4Gy照射组与6Gy照射组相比较差异无统计学意义（P〉0．05）;2Gyx射线照射8h后CRISP2mRNA相对表达量下降有统计学意义（P〈0．05）;2GyX射线照射1、4h后及1GyX射线照射不同时间（1、4、8、12、24la）后大鼠精子的CRISP2mRNA相对表达量较对照组下降,但差异无统计学意义（P〉O．05）。1、2GyX射线照射不同时间（1、4、8、12、24小时）及4GyX射线照射（1、4、8h）后,精子活力与正常对照组相比无明显改变（P〉0．05）;4GyX射线照射12、24h后大鼠精子活力显著低于正常对照;6GyX射线照射不同时间（1、4、8、12、24h）后,精子活力明显低于对照组（P〈0．05）。结论：不同剂量X射线照射不同时间可导致SD大鼠精子活力下降,这可能与其下调CRISP2基因的mRNA表达水平有关。     

Optimization of the cryopreservation of African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) sperm

Cryopreservation of testicular sperm in the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, was tested using three penetrating cryoprotectants (DMSO, methanol, and glycerol) and three semen diluents (300 mmol/L glucose, 300 mmol/L sucrose, and a motility inhibiting saline [MIS] solution [150 mmol/L NaCl, 3 mmol/L KCL, 1 mmol/L Mg₂SO₄, 1 mmol/L CaCl₂, and 20 mmol/L Tris, pH 8.0]). Three freezing rates and four thawing rates were also tested, and the best freezing/thawing conditions have been determined. The responses of sperm motility, viability, and fertility were assessed. Incubation of the sperm macerates with penetrating cryoprotectants showed that DMSO was the least toxic and methanol the most toxic. Semen in cryodiluents frozen 10 cm above the surface of liquid nitrogen (freezing rate of 20 to 25 °C/min) and thawed at room temperature for 40 sec had significantly higher percentages of motile and viable sperm than that of semen frozen 5 cm or 8 cm above the surface of liquid nitrogen and thawed at 5, 25, or 30 °C for 10, 15, or 60 sec, respectively. Sperm frozen in MIS containing 5% DMSO had a higher hatching rate than that of sperm frozen in sucrose and glucose diluents containing 5% or 10% DMSO and in MIS containing 10% DMSO. Addition of 73 mmol/L sucrose to the sperm extender MIS + 5% DMSO could improve the postthaw sperm motility and fertility. In conclusion, dilution of collected sperm in MIS solution (to have a final concentration of 6.5 × 10⁶ to 8 × 10⁶/mL) containing 5% DMSO and 73 mmol/L sucrose, freezing in a vapor of liquid nitrogen at 10 cm above the surface, and thawing at room temperature for 40 sec was the best cryopreservation protocol. This protocol gave 70% hatching rate, 80% motility rate, and 75% viability rate of fresh hormonally induced sperm.     

Exposure to the seminal plasma of different portions of the boar ejaculate modulates the survival of spermatozoa cryopreserved in MiniFlatPacks

Spermatozoa present in the first collectable 10 mL of the sperm-rich fraction (SRF) of the boar ejaculate (portion 1, P1) have higher documented viability during and after cryopreservation than spermatozoa in the rest of the ejaculate (portion 2, P2), probably in relation to different features of the surrounding seminal plasma (SP). In the present study, we investigated whether the SP from these ejaculate portions (SP1 or SP2) was able to differently influence sperm viability and chromatin structure of the P1- or P2-contained spermatozoa from individual boars primarily or secondarily exposed (e.g., following cleansing and re-exposure) to pooled SP1 or SP2 from the same males during 60 min. Spermatozoa were subjected to controlled cooling and thawing in MiniFlatPacks (MFPs) and examined for motility (using computer-assisted sperm analysis, CASA) at selected stages of processing. Moreover, sperm plasma membrane intactness (investigated using SYBR-14/propidium iodide, PI), plasma membrane architecture (examined using Annexin-V-PI staining), and chromatin (deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA) integrity (tested using sperm chromatin structure assay, SCSA) were assessed post-thaw (PT). A higher proportion of P1 spermatozoa than of P2 spermatozoa incubated in their native SP portion were confirmed to be motile from collection to PT. When P1 spermatozoa were cleansed from their original SP and re-exposed to pooled P2-SP, sperm kinematics deteriorated from extension to PT. By contrast, cleansed P2 spermatozoa increased motility to P1 levels, especially PT when re-exposed to pooled P1-SP. Such differential effects on motility were not clearly accompanied by biologically related modifications of sperm membrane or chromatin structure. This influence of the SP on sperm kinematics was not sire-dependent and it was presumably related to different concentrations or either SP proteins or bicarbonate in the different ejaculate portions.     

Motility and cryopreservation of spermatozoa of European common frog, Rana temporaria

Motility and cryopreservation of testicular sperm of European common frog, Rana temporaria were investigated. Collected testicular spermatozoa were immotile in solutions of high osmolalities: 300 mmol/l sucrose and motility inhibiting saline solution-MIS. Full sperm motility could be activated in distilled water or in a solution of 50 mmol/l NaCl, = 90 mosmol/kg, with 75-90% motility and 14-16 μm s⁻¹ swimming velocity. Spermatozoa activated in distilled water and kept at room temperature ceased the motility within a period of 1 h. But when they were kept at 4 °C, no significant decrease in sperm motility and velocity occurred over a period of 1 h. Incubation of testicular sperm diluted 1:2 with MIS containing 10% DMSO, 5% glycerol, 10% methanol, or 10% propandiol for a period of 40 min at 4 °C showed that propandiol was the most toxic cryoprotectant for spermatozoa of European common frog R. temporaria. However, methanol was not toxic to spermatozoa during the 40 min incubation period, it failed to protect spermatozoa during the freezing and thawing process. DMSO and glycerol were useful penetrating cryoprotectants that interacted with sperm diluents in cryodiluent efficacy. In combination with the sucrose diluent, DMSO was a better cryoprotectant than glycerol, while in combination with MIS, DMSO and glycerol were similarly useful. Sperm was frozen at two freezing levels above the surface of liquid nitrogen. Sperm frozen 5 cm above the surface of liquid nitrogen resulted in immotile and non-viable spermatozoa. However, sperm frozen at 10 cm above the surface of liquid nitrogen showed 40-45% viability and 30-35% motility, compared to the untreated freshly collected testicular sperm. Addition of hen egg yolk had no positive effect on the post-thaw sperm motility, viability and hatching rate when added to sucrose cryodiluents. However, addition of 5% egg yolk to the MIS containing 5% glycerol and 2.5% sucrose significantly improved the hatching rate than all other treatments. Therefore, we conclude that, MIS and 300 mmol/l sucrose are suitable diluents for immotile storage of testicular semen. For cryopreservation, dilution to a final concentration of 5-6 × 10⁶/ml in MIS with 5% glycerol, 2.5% sucrose and 5% egg yolk, frozen in liquid nitrogen vapour at 10 cm above its surface, and thawed at 22 °C for 40 s is a useful cryopreservation protocol for R. temporaria sperm. Further research is needed to determine the motility parameters and cryopreservation of spermatic urine of R. temporaria.     

Bovine oviductal fluid (bOF) collected in the follicular or luteal phase of the estrous cycle exerts similar effects on ram sperm kinematics and acrosome reactivity in vitro

This study examined the effects of bovine oviductal fluid (bOF) obtained during the follicular or luteal phase of the estrous cycle on ram sperm kinematics, capacitation status and plasma membrane (PM) integrity at various time points during the 24-h incubation period. Fresh ram spermatozoa were selected using the swim-up technique and then incubated separately with either follicular phase (FbOF) or luteal phase (LbOF) bovine oviductal fluid added to Fert-TALP medium (positive control - POSControl) or in Fert-TALP medium without capacitating agents (negative control - NEGControl) at 38 °C under 5% CO₂. Incubation with FbOF or LbOF for 2 h and 4 h promoted an increase (P < 0.05) in most of the sperm motility parameters as compared with the NEGControl group, and bOF-induced changes in sperm kinematics were similar (P > 0.05) to those seen in the POSControl group. After 6 h of incubation, the stimulatory effect of FbOF or LbOF on ram sperm kinematics was no longer observed (P > 0.05). Sperm PM integrity was not affected (P > 0.05) by incubation in bOF-supplemented media or in absence of capacitating factors (NEGControl). Although neither FbOF nor LbOF had any effect on sperm capacitation rates, the proportion of acrosome-reacted spermatozoa was greater (P < 0.05) for bOF-containing media compared with the NEGControl group during the long incubation periods (18 h and 24 h). In conclusion, bOF from either follicular or luteal phase of the estrous cycle enhances ram sperm motility for up to 4 h and the rate of acrosome reaction after long (18–24 h) incubation periods without affecting sperm viability.