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  • Analysis of the effect of the potassium ion on fowl sperm motility

    Creator:
    Gamble, Kari
    Abstract:
    Fowl sperm are believed to be immotile prior to ejaculation. The concentration of potassium found in deferent duct fluid is approximately 8 times higher than that found in blood plasma, which is 5 mM in Gallus domesticus. The effect of ionic potassium on fowl sperm motion was tested in a...
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    Masters Thesis
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    salmon, and char, inhibited sperm motility. Spermatozoa from these species then became motile when

  • Mitochondrial function is a primary variable affecting sperm mobility phenotype in the domestic fowl

    Creator:
    Mahlum, Lisa Michelle
    Abstract:
    Sperm mobility denotes the net movement of a sperm population. Previous work implicated mitochondrial function as a basis underlying phenotypic variation in this quantitative trait. Our objective was to determine if mitochondrial function was indeed critical to expression of phenotype. Phenotype was assigned to roosters within a random bred population...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the spermatozoa are stored prior to ejaculation. Sperm motility is vital for a reproductively sound

  • Fluorimetric analysis of intracellular calcium in high and low mobility fowl sperm

    Creator:
    Olson, Jill Wardell
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    Sperm mobility is defined as the net movement of a sperm population against resistance. Previous research demonstrated that the cell-permeant Ca2+ indicator rhod-2 AM gave a fluorescent signal predominantly in the head region of fowl sperm that differed between sperm mobility phenotypes. This thesis served to explore the role of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Page 1. Effect of an NMDA receptor agonist on sperm motility at body temperature