Biochemical properties of bull spermatozoa separated in iodixanol density solution. 2012

Blanka Beer-Ljubić, and Jasna Aladrović, and Terezija Silvija Marenjak, and Ivanka Majić-Balić, and Renata Laškaj, and Suzana Milinković-Tur
Department of Physiology and Radiobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia. bljubic@vef.hr

Bull spermatozoa samples contain variable portion of motile and normal morphology spermatozoa along with spermatozoa incapable of fertilization due to their pathologic changes. As semen quality is influenced by biochemical and morphological characteristics of all spermatozoa, the aim of the study was to separate spermatozoa in discontinuous iodixanol density gradient solution and to determine their cholesterol, phospholipid, triacylglycerol and lipid peroxide concentrations and creatine kinase activity. The study was performed in winter and included seven Simmental bulls aged 1.5-3.5 years. Semen samples were collected by use of artificial vagina. Upon evaluation of semen quality (volume, concentration and progressive sperm motility), the samples were centrifuged in iodixanol density solution to obtain two sperm fractions. The two fractions included sperms with progressive motility greater than 90% and less than 20%, respectively. A statistically significantly higher lipid peroxide concentration was determined in sperm fraction with <20% progressive motility. Different sperm subpopulations can be obtained by separating bull spermatozoa in different iodixanol density gradient solutions, while monitoring their biochemical properties can help assess the sperm quality.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002417 Cattle Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor. Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D002469 Cell Separation Techniques for separating distinct populations of cells. Cell Isolation,Cell Segregation,Isolation, Cell,Cell Isolations,Cell Segregations,Cell Separations,Isolations, Cell,Segregation, Cell,Segregations, Cell,Separation, Cell,Separations, Cell
D002499 Centrifugation, Density Gradient Separation of particles according to density by employing a gradient of varying densities. At equilibrium each particle settles in the gradient at a point equal to its density. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Centrifugations, Density Gradient,Density Gradient Centrifugation,Density Gradient Centrifugations,Gradient Centrifugation, Density,Gradient Centrifugations, Density
D002784 Cholesterol The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils. Epicholesterol
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013081 Sperm Motility Movement characteristics of SPERMATOZOA in a fresh specimen. It is measured as the percentage of sperms that are moving, and as the percentage of sperms with productive flagellar motion such as rapid, linear, and forward progression. Motilities, Sperm,Motility, Sperm,Sperm Motilities
D013094 Spermatozoa Mature male germ cells derived from SPERMATIDS. As spermatids move toward the lumen of the SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES, they undergo extensive structural changes including the loss of cytoplasm, condensation of CHROMATIN into the SPERM HEAD, formation of the ACROSOME cap, the SPERM MIDPIECE and the SPERM TAIL that provides motility. Sperm,Spermatozoon,X-Bearing Sperm,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperm,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperm,Sperm, X-Bearing,Sperm, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Bearing,Sperm, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, X-Bearing,Sperms, X-Chromosome-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Bearing,Sperms, Y-Chromosome-Bearing,X Bearing Sperm,X Chromosome Bearing Sperm,X-Bearing Sperms,X-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms,Y Bearing Sperm,Y Chromosome Bearing Sperm,Y-Bearing Sperms,Y-Chromosome-Bearing Sperms
D014280 Triglycerides An ester formed from GLYCEROL and three fatty acid groups. Triacylglycerol,Triacylglycerols,Triglyceride
D014283 Triiodobenzoic Acids Triiodo-substituted derivatives of BENZOIC ACID. Triiodobenzoic Acid,Acid, Triiodobenzoic,Acids, Triiodobenzoic

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