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7444445

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4474
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-2-24
pubmed:abstractText
Spermatozoa that are quiescent in electrolyte and nonelectrolyte solutions isotonic to seminal plasma show motility when the semen is diluted with hypotonic solution in freshwater teleosts (four species tested) and with hypertonic solution in marine teleosts (five species tested). Decrease or increase, respectively, in osmolality of the environment may be the factor initiating sperm motility in these species. The motility of chum salmon spermatozoa in a sodium chloride solution isotonic to seminal plasma is completely suppressed by approximately 10 millimoles of potassium per kilogram; topminnow spermatozoa, however, were immotile in a nonelectrolyte solution, and motility was induced by electrolytes, especially potassium. Thus ions, rather than osmolality, may be an essential determinant of sperm motility in salmonid and viviparous teleosts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0036-8075
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
5
pubmed:volume
210
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1145-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-3-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Osmolality and potassium ion: their roles in initiation of sperm motility in teleosts.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't