Sperm motility after passage through the hen's egg yolk medium. 1990

S Chinsomboon, and P Nattharit, and A Wongkularb, and A Sudsam-Ang, and V Osathanondh
Department of Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

This study aimed to observe the percentage of motility of human spermatozoa after passage through 20 per cent hen's egg yolk medium. Twenty-one samples of freshly ejaculated human semen having a sperm density over 20 million per ml and a percentage of motile sperm over 50 per cent were used in the study. The percentage of sperm motility was estimated under the microscope by conventional method. The sperm motility was evaluated within 30 minutes after ejaculation and every one hour thereafter for 8 hours. After the first observation, the semen was divided into two parts, one part kept as a control and the other used for the experiment. The latter was washed in Tyrode's solution and overlaid on 20 per cent egg yolk column and allowed to migrate toward the bottom of the column for two and a half hours. The spermatozoa at the bottom of the column were brought out and washed in Tyrode's solution. The percentage of the sperm motility was observed every hour for 5 hours. After passing through the 20 per cent egg yolk medium, percentage of sperm motility was observed to increase from 66.2 to 87.2 while that of the control declined to 49.3. Five hours after passing through the egg yolk medium the percentage of motile sperm was still high, an average of 80 as compared to 17.4 for the control. Results of this study indicate that hen's egg yolk has a sperm motility stimulating property. Whether hen's egg yolk can be used as a sperm motility stimulant in the treatment of such conditions as asthenospermia and oligospermia is subjected for further study.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D003470 Culture Media Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN. Media, Culture
D004530 Egg Yolk Cytoplasm stored in an egg that contains nutritional reserves for the developing embryo. It is rich in polysaccharides, lipids, and proteins. Egg Yolks,Yolk, Egg,Yolks, Egg
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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

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