Effect of Dilution With Saline and Phosphate Solutions on Oxygen Uptake of Bull Semen

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Abstract
A study of the effects of dilution with saline and phosphate-containing diluents on O2 uptake and viability of bovine spermatozoa at 37[degree]C. Isotonic NaCl solution stimulated both respiration and viability. The effect was directly, but not proportionately, related to the degree of dilution. Phosphate-containing diluents depressed both O2 uptake and motility of the cells, effects directly related to the concn. of phosphate ion.