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Antioxidant Mechanisms and their Benefit on Post‐thaw Boar Sperm Quality
Author(s) -
Bathgate R
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01826.x
Subject(s) - boar , sperm , reactive oxygen species , antioxidant , oxidative stress , oxidative damage , sperm quality , andrology , oxidative phosphorylation , microbiology and biotechnology , reproduction , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , medicine , genetics
Contents While being an important component of normal cellular function, excess levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) cause cell damage and death. The ability to protect sperm against oxidative damage is of particular importance in the artificial reproduction industry because of the increased production of ROS by the sperm cell during processing. This review discusses the formation of ROS and the use of antioxidants in protecting boar sperm against oxidative damage.