Oxidative phosphorylation is essential for felid sperm function, but is substantially lower in cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) compared to domestic cat (Felis catus) ejaculate

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 473-481

  Terrell, Kimberly A ^a,b   Wildt, David E ^a   Anthony, Nicola M ^b   Bavister, Barry D ^c   Leibo, S P ^b,d   Penfold, Linda M ^e   Marker, Laurie L ^f   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 Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species   (United States)

^e WHITE OAK CONSERVATION CENTER   (United States)

^f CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Cat; Gamete biology; Lipid; Mitochondria; Myxothiazol; Sperm metabolism; Sperm motility and transport; Spermatozoa; Teratospermia; Teratozoospermia

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; MYXOTHIAZOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEETAH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EJACULATION; ENERGY YIELD; FLUORESCENCE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACINONYX; ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; CATS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 80052550961     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.092106     Document Type: Article

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