title: Protective action of aromatic compounds against cold-shock injuries in boar spermatozoa.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bamba
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyagawa
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003451:Cryoprotective Agents; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D002084:Butylated Hydroxytoluene