Kinematic and head morphometric characterisation of spermatozoa from the Brown Caiman (Caiman crocodilus fuscus).
Andrology
Caiman
Crocodylia
Reptile reproduction
Sperm analysis
Journal
Animal reproduction science
ISSN: 1873-2232
Titre abrégé: Anim Reprod Sci
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7807205
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2019
Aug 2019
Historique:
received:
05
03
2019
revised:
23
05
2019
accepted:
11
06
2019
entrez:
4
7
2019
pubmed:
4
7
2019
medline:
18
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The development of analytical methods for the evaluation of crocodilian semen is an important component for the assessment of male breeding soundness and the development of assisted breeding technology in this taxon. Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis (CASA) technology is becoming an increasingly common technique in seminal evaluations for animals but there has been no application of this technique for reptilian spermatozoa. The aim of this study was to analyse sperm kinematic and morphometric variables in Caiman crocodilus fuscus semen samples and to determine whether there were sperm subpopulations. Four ejaculates from four sexually mature captive caimans were used for this study. A CASA-Mot and CASA-Morph system was used with an image acquisition rate of 50 Hz for 2 s of capture. The ISAS
Identifiants
pubmed: 31266600
pii: S0378-4320(19)30212-X
doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.06.011
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
9-20Informations de copyright
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