β-Adrenergic antagonists and carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) sperm motility |
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| Authors: | A. Nicotra O. Senatori |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Animal and Human Biology, University of Rome 1, 00185 Rome, Italy |
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| Abstract: | We studied the effects of two β-adrenergic antagonists, atenolol and propranolol, on carp sperm motility. Atenolol (10−3−10−8 m ) has no appreciable effects while propranolol (6 × 10−5−3 × 10−6 m ) affects the percentage of sperm motility in a dose-dependent fashion. |
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| Keywords: | Cyprinus carpio L. sperm motility β-adrenergic blockers |
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