Evidence for compromised metabolic function and limited glucose uptake in spermatozoa from the teratospermic domestic cat (Felis catus) and cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 833-841

  Terrell, Kimberly A ^a,b   Wildt, David E ^a   Anthony, Nicola M ^b   Bavister, Barry D ^c   Leibo, Stanley P ^b   Penfold, Linda M ^d   Marker, Laurie L ^e   Crosier, Adrienne E ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^d WHITE OAK CONSERVATION CENTER   (United States)

^e CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Felid; Gamete; Gamete biology; Glucose; Lactate; Pyruvate; Sperm; Sperm metabolism; Sperm motility and transport; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PYRUVIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEETAH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACINONYX; ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CATS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; GLYCOLYSIS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PYRUVIC ACID; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77958579222     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.085639     Document Type: Article

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