Different patterns of metabolic cryo-damage in domestic cat (Felis catus) and cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) spermatozoa

Cryobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 110-117

  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

Accudenz; Cryopreservation; Density gradient; Felid; Lactate; Metabolism; Mitochondria; Sperm; Swim up; Teratospermia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL DAMAGE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL STRUCTURE; CHEETAH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DENSITY GRADIENT; FELIS CATUS; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACINONYX; ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CATS; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; PYRUVIC ACID; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 84856604092     PISSN: 00112240     EISSN: 10902392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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