Motility and oxidative–antioxidant capacity of Huso huso semen, stored at −80°C. (17th October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aramli, MS; Nazari, RM; Aramli, S; Nouri, HA
• Is Part Of: Reproduction in domestic animals. Volume 52:Number 1(2017)
• Page Start: 170
• Page End: 173
• Publication Date: 2016-10-17
• Subjects: Animal breeding -- Periodicals; Veterinary pathology -- Periodicals; Livestock -- Breeding -- Periodicals; 636.082
• DOI: 10.1111/rda.12814
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0936-6768

Abstract

Contents: In this study, motility and oxidative–antioxidant capacity (thiobarbituric acid‐reactive substance level [TBARS], superoxide dismutase [SOD], catalase [CAT] and glutathione reductase [GR]) of beluga sturgeon ( Huso huso ) sperm, stored for 6 days at −80°C, were evaluated. After 2 days of storage, sperm motility was significantly decreased (no motile sperm were observed after 6 days of storage; p < .05), while TBARS and SOD values were significantly increased ( p < .05). CAT and GR activities did not show significant changes among storage times ( p > .05). Furthermore, all investigated parameters showed a significant difference between semen stored at 4°C (control) and −80°C during in vitro storage ( p < .05). Data from this work can potentially be useful in sturgeon sperm cryobanking.