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J. Anim Sci. 1985. 60:1295-1302.
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Effect of Male Accessory Gland Secretions on Sensitivity of Porcine Sperm Acrosomes to Cold Shock, Initiation of Motility and Loss of Cytoplasmic Droplets1

Trish Berger2 and E. D. Clegg3

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907

Abstract

Hyaluronidase release was used as an index of acrosomal membrane damage during cold shock of epididymal boar sperm and ejaculated sperm from intact and vesiculectomized boars. Sperm were also incubated with seminal plasma from intact and vasectomized boars to examine the contributions of male accessory gland secretions. Acrosomal membranes of epididymal sperm were more resistant to cold shock than those of ejaculated sperm. Only 36% of the hyaluronidase released by ejaculated sperm was released by the epididymal sperm in spite of similar hyaluronidase content of the sperm. Preincubation of epididymal sperm in seminal plasma from both intact and vasectomized boars increased resistance to cold shock by 60 to 80%. Initial dilution of epididymal sperm with seminal plasma, rather than Ringer-fructose buffer, was associated with low progressive motility and with retention of cytoplasmic droplets. In contrast, acrosomal membranes of ejaculated sperm from intact and vesiculectomized boars exhibited similar sensitivity to cold shock, releasing hyaluronidase capable of forming .20 and .19 µmol N-acetylglucosamine from hyaluronic acid/108 sperm in 8 min. Moreover, seminal plasma from vasectomized boars had no effect on acrosomal sensitivity to cold shock of ejaculated sperm from vesiculectomized boars.

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1 Journal Paper No. 9911, Purdue Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta., Dept. of Anim. Sci.

2 Present address: Dept. of Anim. Sci., Univ. of California, Davis, CA 95616.

3 Present address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Reproductive Effects Assessment Group, (RD-689), 401M SW, Washington, DC 20460.






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