Effects of HeLa and BHK-21 cells on the survival of fowl, bull, ram and boar spermatozoa in vitro
- 1 November 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Bioscientifica in Reproduction
- Vol. 66 (2) , 663-666
- https://doi.org/10.1530/jrf.0.0660663
Abstract
HeLa [human cervical carcinoma] and BHK-21 [hamster kidney] cells, which are not related immunologically to fowl [rooster, pullets] cells, were cultured, and the effects of these cells on the survival and fertilizing ability of fowl spermatozoa were investigated. When spermatozoa were incubated at 41.degree. C with these cells, sperm motility was maintained for 5-6 days. Fertilizing ability was also retained after incubation at 41.degree. C for 2 days. Cultured cells also contributed to the maintenance of motility of bull and ram, but not boar, spermatozoa.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: