FRUCTOLYSIS AND RESPIRATION OF BUFFALO SPERMATOZOA
in ReproductionSearch for other papers by K. K. GANDHI in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Search for other papers by S. R. ANAND in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India (Received 25th February 1975)
Studies of buffalo semen have so far been directed towards eliciting its basic chemical composition and preserving the spermatozoa in vitro. Very little is known about the metabolism of buffalo spermatozoa except that they can oxidize fructose (Sengupta et al., 1963; Sinha et al., 1966). The observations made by us on the fructolysis and respiration of buffalo spermatozoa are presented in this paper because of their intrinsic comparative interest.
Semen was collected from Murrah buffalo bulls by using an artificial vagina. Pooled samples from one or two bulls whose spermatozoa showed good initial motility were used. Sperm counts were carried out in duplicate with a haemocytometer and the proportions of live spermatozoa were determined from smears stained with nigrosin-eosin. Motility was scored arbitrarily from 5 for vigorously motile to 0 for immotile spermatozoa; under anaerobic conditions, the spermatozoa were examined
Reproduction is committed to supporting researchers in demonstrating the impact of their articles published in the journal.
The two types of article metrics we measure are (i) more traditional full-text views and pdf downloads, and (ii) Altmetric data, which shows the wider impact of articles in a range of non-traditional sources, such as social media.
More information is on the Reasons to publish page.
| Sept 2018 onwards | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Text Views | 191 | 84 | 2 |
| PDF Downloads | 66 | 13 | 0 |
Online ISSN: 1741-7899
Print ISSN: 1470-1626
Strengthening biomedical communities
to advance science and health
CONTACT US
Bioscientifica Ltd | Starling House | 1600 Bristol Parkway North | Bristol BS34 8YU | UK
Bioscientifica Ltd | Registered in England no 3190519