Ice as a Mechanical Factor in Death of Spermatozoa on Freeze-Thawing.
- 1 July 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 95 (3) , 543-545
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-95-23283
Abstract
The object of this study was to ascertain whether or not there is a relationship between physical strength or weakness of bull spermatozoa and the susceptibility of these cells to freezing and thawing. A tissue disintegrator was employed to produce mechanical injury by shaking. Results of an attempted correlation between survival on shaking and on freeze-thawing with 92 samples from 38 different bulls suggest that death on freeze-thawing is not caused by mechanical injury by ice. Considerations in interpretation are discussed.Keywords
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