title: Comparison of three staining techniques for the morphometric study of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) spermatozoa.
abstract: This study was designed to compare the performance of the kits Diff-Quick, Hemacolor and Spermac for staining the spermatozoa of rainbow trout. Automated sperm morphology analysis (ASMA) was performed using two image analysis programs to determine the sperm measurements: head size (length, width, area and perimeter), shape (ellipticity, rugosity, elongation and regularity) and tail length. Diff-Quick was found to be the best procedure for staining the trout spermatozoa. The use of this method rendered the highest number of cells correctly analyzed, and provided good colour intensity and contrast of the sperm head. No differences among the methods were detected in terms of tail length measurements. Mean values established using Diff-Quick for the main morphometric variables were: head length 2.93+/-0.13 microm; head width 2.33+/-0.15 microm and tail length 34.16+/-1.66 microm. Based on these findings, we recommend the Diff-Quick staining kit for its accurate and reproducible morphometric results. Notwithstanding, when analyzing the sperm tail of the rainbow trout, the Spermac method offers improved contrast.
authors: Departamento de Biología Pesquera, Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas, P.O. Box 56, E-35200 Telde (Las Palmas), Canary Islands, Spain. victorta@iccm.rcanaria.es
authors: V M
authors: VM
authors: Tuset
authors: G J
authors: GJ
authors: Dietrich
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Wojtczak
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Słowińska
authors: J
authors: J
authors: de Monserrat
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Ciereszko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004396:Coloring Agents; D006651:Histocytochemistry / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D013077:Sperm Head / Q000737:chemistry; D013082:Sperm Tail / Q000737:chemistry; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D014337:Trout
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents