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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
Female hamsters were mated shortly after the onset of oestrus or immediately after ovulation. At various times after mating, spermatozoa were flushed from the isthmus of the oviduct using a modified Tyrode's medium supplemented with 20% hamster serum. Cumulus oophorus-free eggs were introduced into the suspensions of isthmic spermatozoa. Some eggs were removed every 30 min and examined for evidence of fertilization. For females mated shortly after the onset of oestrus, spermatozoa recovered from the oviducts 8 h after mating (about 1.5 h after ovulation) could penetrate eggs within 30 min and were considered fully capacitated. When spermatozoa were recovered at earlier times (1, 2, 4 and 6 h after mating) they required additional time (2, 1.5, 1 and 1 h respectively) in vitro before penetrating eggs. Therefore, when mating occurs shortly after the onset of oestrus, spermatozoa in the oviduct do not appear to become fully capacitated until about the time of ovulation. For females mated immediately after ovulation, spermatozoa recovered from the oviducts at 4 h after mating could penetrate eggs within 30 min. Spermatozoa recovered at 1 and 3 h after mating required 2 and 1 h respectively in vitro before penetrating eggs. These results suggest that sperm capacitation proceeds at a faster rate when mating occurs after ovulation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-4251
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
255-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Capacitation status of hamster spermatozoa in the oviduct at various times after mating.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy and Reproductive Biology, University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu 96822.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.