Title
Evaluation of dimethylacetamide and dimethylformamide as cryoprotectants for epididymal alpaca sperm (Vicugna pacos)
Other title
[Evaluación de dimetilacetamida y dimetilformamida como agentes crioprotectores para espermatozoides epididimarios de alpaca (Vicugna pacos)]
Date Issued
29 March 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the type (dimethylacetamide [DMA] and dimethylformamide [DMF]) and concentrations (1, 3.5, 7%) of cryoprotective agents on three sperm parameters during the cryopreservation process of epididymal alpaca sperm. A 2x3 factorial design consisting of the two cryoprotectants and the three concentrations was used. The parameters of sperm viability (SYBR-14/PI) and mitochondrial membrane potential (MitoTracker Deep Red FM) of sperm of 40 epididymis were evaluated by flow cytometry and motility by microscopy after thawing. A higher percentage of motility after thawing was found with AMD (14%) than with DMF (10%) (p=0.001). In addition, there was a significant effect of the cryoprotectant concentration in all the parameters evaluated (p<0.001), being better at concentrations of 1 and 3.5% than with 7%. No significant effect of the cryoprotectant-concentration interaction was found.
Volume
31
Issue
1
Number
e17548
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Biología reproductiva
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85086161935
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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