Patrones de movimiento en espermatozoides de alpaca (Vicugna pacos): Observaciones ex situ

Translated title of the contribution: Patterns of spermatozoa movement in thealpaca (Vicugna pacos): Ex situ observations

Joel Ivan Pacheco Curie, R. P. Villalta, R. D. Barriga

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Abstract

The sperm hyperactivation is a step of the spermatozoa capacitation and consists on a change in the pattern of movements, the variation of the angle of the head, and the longitude and width of the movement of the tail. The objective of the present study was to determine the difference in movement patterns of spermatozoa and the frequency of hyperactive spermatozoa in the oviduct according to the time after mating. The recovery of the spermatozoa in five alpacas was done after 16, 20, 24, 28 and 32 hours post mating. Sperms were evaluated according to the pattern of movement. The frequency of hyperactive spermatozoa increased until 28 hours post copula (71.4%).

Translated title of the contributionPatterns of spermatozoa movement in thealpaca (Vicugna pacos): Ex situ observations
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)121-124
Number of pages4
JournalRevista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
Volume22
Issue number2
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

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