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Assessment of acrosomal integrity of vervet monkey spermatozoa after cryopreservation
Author(s) -
Conradie E.,
Oettle E.E.,
Seier J.V.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1994.tb00291.x
Subject(s) - cryopreservation , semen , andrology , vervet monkey , biology , semen cryopreservation , staining , acrosome , membrane integrity , anatomy , medicine , embryo , sperm motility , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , membrane
Cryopreservation of Vervet monkey semen caused a highly significant reduction in the percentage of normal acrosomes and a highly significant increase in the percentage of mildly damaged, severely damaged, and lost acrosomes. This was demonstrated by staining ten post‐thaw semen samples, which enabled a visualization of the acrosomal damage. The incidence of post‐thaw intact acrosomes in this cryopreservation method was found to be similar to that reported for man and cynomolgus monkey semen.