Protective action of aromatic compounds against cold-shock injuries in boar spermatozoa.
Butylated hydroxytoluene has been known to protect spermatozoa from cold shock injury. To determine whether such protective action is a common property of aromatic compounds, the effect of 14 hydrophobic and 2 hydrophilic aromatic compounds on the protection of boar spermatozoa from cold shock was investigated. The majority of the hydrophobic compounds tested provided protection; the hydrophilic compounds were ineffective. Of the aromatic compounds tested, naphthalene was most effective in reducing the effect of cold shock on motility and acrosomal integrity of boar spermatozoa.
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Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Japan.
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D000177:Acrosome / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D002084:Butylated Hydroxytoluene; D015925:Cryopreservation; D003451:Cryoprotective Agents; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013552:Swine
D003451:Cryoprotective Agents; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D002084:Butylated Hydroxytoluene