title: Metabolism of amphibian spermatozoa in relation to their motility.
abstract: Bufo arenarum spermatozoa were able to sustain motility both under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. In aerobiosis, the oxygen consumption varies between 2.6 and 4.2 microliter O2/10(8) cells/h at 30 degree C. The synthesis of lactic acid by anaerobic spermatozoa demonstrated the existence of an active glycolytic pathway.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002022:Bufo arenarum; D006019:Glycolysis; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000378:metabolism; D007773:Lactates / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates