Fish egg quality can be defined as the ability of the egg to be fertilized and subsequently
develop into a normal embryo. Similarly, sperm quality can be defined as its ability to …

BACKGROUND Cryopreservation has been extensively used in assisted reproductive
technology, agriculture and conservation programmes for endangered species. The …

Cryopreservation causes several types of damage to spermatozoa, such as loss of plasma
membrane integrity and functionality, loss of motility, and ATP content, resulting in decrease …

Maintaining the integrity of sperm DNA is vital to reproduction and male fertility. Sperm
contain a number of molecules and pathways for the repair of base excision, base …

The sperm of Russian sturgeon (A. gueldenstaedtii) and Siberian sturgeon (A. baerii) was
used to evaluate the effects of short-term (liquid) storage on functional parameters …

Among endocrine disruptors, the xenoestrogen bisphenol A (BPA) deserves particular
attention due to widespread human exposure. Besides hormonal effects, BPA has been …

Animal breeding research, reproductive biology, and cellular biogerontology show that
fertilization rates and zygote viability critically depend on sperm age. Sexual selection …

Preservation of DNA integrity is essential for protection of sperm quality. This study
examined, with the use of comet assay, DNA fragmentation of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus …

Mammalian spermatozoa undergo a strong selection process along the female tract to
guarantee fertilization by good quality cells, but risks of fertilization with DNA-damaged …

Short-term storage and cryopreservation of sperm are two common procedures in
aquaculture, used for routine practices in artificial insemination reproduction and gene …