The relation between pH and sperm quality

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  • A. BIDOT FERNANDEZ Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas,

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The pH of semen varies with the animal species . For the bull, some authors give a variety of values such as Rollinson who reported 6 to 6 .4; Bonadonna 6 .6 and Juma 6 .4 and 6 .5 . Anderson stated that hydrogen ion concentration is a test of sperm quality since wh_,n the pH is high the sperm have a reduced fertility and motility and are less concentrated . Fructose is the main energy source for the sperm and therefore the cell glycolytic activity is very important and this depends on pH.We have studied 224 animals which were classified into three groups : I Animals in production . II Healthy animals out of production . III Azoospermic animals .
Significant differences were found to exist between pH values of groups I and II as well as of II and III and of I and III . When choosing a sample of sperm, it is very important to measure the pH correctly.

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2022-12-20

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BIDOT FERNANDEZ, A. . (2022). The relation between pH and sperm quality. Revista CENIC Ciencias Biológicas, 6(2), 161-169. Recuperado a partir de https://revista.cnic.cu/index.php/RevBiol/article/view/3888

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