STIMULATION OF RESPIRATION OF RABBIT, HUMAN AND COCK SPERMATOZOA BY LIGHT AND CERTAIN CHEMICALS

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Authors:
WILLIAM L. WILLIAMS
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CHARLES E. HAMNER
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1530/jrf.0.0060235
Volume/Issue:
Volume 6: Issue 2
Page Range:
235–243
Article Type:
Research Article
Online Publication Date:
Oct 1963
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Summary.

Rabbit, human and cock spermatozoa collected and washed without exposure to light respired very slowly or not at all. Brief exposure to white light of less than a minute's duration stimulated normal rates of respiration. Ubiquinone (UQ, Co-enzyme Q), seminal plasma, in-utero incubation, and dinitrophenol each markedly stimulated the respiration of spermatozoa protected from light. Ubiquinone10 was effective with cock spermatozoa while UQ1 was superior to UQ3 or UQ4 with rabbit spermatozoa. Ubiquinone1 appeared more effective than UQ3 for human spermatozoa.

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Print ISSN:
1470-1626
Online ISSN:
1741-7899