EVALUATION OF ACROSOMAL INTEGRITY OF BOAR SPERMATOZOA BY BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY USING AN EOSIN-NIGROSIN STAIN
EVALUATION OF ACROSOMAL INTEGRITY OF BOAR SPERMATOZOA BY BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY USING AN EOSIN-NIGROSIN STAIN
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DOI:
10.1016/0093-691x(88)90004-0
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发表时间:
1988-06-01
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影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
BAMBA, K
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作者:
BAMBA, K
Three eosoin-nigrosin staining solutions were compared regarding their use in estimating sperm acrosomal integrity in fresh and extended (frozen and thawed) semen. The osmolality of the staining solution and the duration of sperm exposure to the staining solution before smearing/air fixation were major factors affecting acrosomal morphology. Sperm acrosomal integrity of extended frozen/thawed semen was more vulnerable to these factors than was that of fresh semen. On the other hand, pH of the staining solutions was only a minor factor. The highest percentage of non-eosinophilic spermatozoa with an intact acrosome was observed in an eosin-nigrosin solution previously adjusted to physiological pH and osmolality. This value was also similar to an estimate of acrosomal integrity in frozen-thawed semen determined from smears using differential interference-contrast optics.