Protective action of aromatic compounds against cold-shock injuries in boar spermatozoa. |
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Authors: | K Bamba N Miyagawa |
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Institution: | Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Butylated hydroxytoluene has been known to protect spermatozoa from cold shock injury. To determine whether such protective action is a common property of aromatic compounds, the effect of 14 hydrophobic and 2 hydrophilic aromatic compounds on the protection of boar spermatozoa from cold shock was investigated. The majority of the hydrophobic compounds tested provided protection; the hydrophilic compounds were ineffective. Of the aromatic compounds tested, naphthalene was most effective in reducing the effect of cold shock on motility and acrosomal integrity of boar spermatozoa. |
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