Prolonged motility of fowl spermatozoa in vitro due to a low molecular weight factor(s) released from cultured embryonic cells |
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Authors: | Koji Ashizawa Etsuko Tamiya Keizo Okauchi Hisayoshi Nishiyama |
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Institution: | 1. Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, Miyazaki 889-21 Japan;2. Department of Animal Science, Kyushu Tokai University, Kumamoto 869-14 Japan |
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Abstract: | Fowl spermatozoa were incubated at 41°C in a supernatant removed from a 4-day culture medium of embryonic chick skeletal muscle cells. Their motility, as assessed at room temperature (20–25°C), was maintained for 48 h. Fertilizing ability was also retained for at least 24 h. In contrast, spermatozoa incubated in the fresh culture medium lost their motility and fertilizing ability rapidly. A filtrate of the 4-day culture medium, obtained by passing the fluid through an Amicon PM-10 ultrafiltration membrane, prolonged the motility of spermatozoa. These results suggested that a low molecular weight factor(s) (mol. wt. < 10 000) supplied by the cultured cells effectively prolonged the motility of spermatozoa. |
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