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The effects of cryopreservation on the morphometric dimensions of Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) epididymal sperm heads Esteso MC, Fernandez-Santos MR, Soler AJ, Montoro V, Quintero-Moreno A, Garde JJ Grupo de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC, (CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Campus Universitario, Albacete, Spain Computer-automated sperm-head morphometry was used [...]

Sperm design and sperm function Malo AF, Gomendio M, Garde J, Lang-Lenton B, Soler AJ, Roldan ER Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, José Gutierrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain Spermatozoa vary enormously in their form and dimensions, both between and within species, yet how this variation translates into fertilizing [...]

Post mortem time and season alter subpopulation characteristics of Iberian red deer epididymal sperm Martinez-Pastor F, Diaz-Corujo AR, Anel E, Herraez P, Anel L, de Paz P Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of León, 24071 León, Spain We have studied the effect of post mortem time and season on sperm subpopulation pattern and characteristics. We [...]

Identification of sperm-head morphometric subpopulations in Iberian red deer epididymal sperm samples Esteso, M. C., Fernandez-Santos, M. R., Soler, A. J., Montoro, V., Martinez-Pastor, F., Garde, J. J Grupo de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, IREC, (CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), Campus Universitario, Albacete, Spain Computer-assisted sperm morphometry analysis (CASMA) was used [...]

Refrigerated storage of red deer epididymal spermatozoa in the epididymis, diluted and with vitamin C supplementation Fernandez-Santos, M. R., Dominguez-Rebolledo, A. E., Esteso, M. C., Garde, J. J., Martinez-Pastor, F. Reproductive Biology Group, National Wildlife Research Institute (IREC), UCLM-CSIC-JCCM, and Game Research Institute (IDR), UCLM. Albacete, Spain We have approached the problem of refrigerated storage [...]

Comparison of two methods for obtaining spermatozoa from the cauda epididymis of Iberian red deer Martinez-Pastor, F., Garcia-Macias, V., Alvarez, M., Chamorro, C., Herraez, P., de Paz, P., Anel, L. Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of León, 24071 León, Spain We have compared two methods for salvaging epididymal sperm from post-mortem samples from Iberian red [...]

Antlers honestly advertise sperm production and quality Malo AF, Roldan ER, Garde J, Soler AJ, Gomendio M Reproductive Ecology and Biology Group, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), 28006 Madrid, Spain We have applied a statistical protocol based on principal component analysis, clustering methods Evolutionary theory proposes that exaggerated male traits have evolved via sexual [...]

Washing increases the susceptibility to exogenous oxidative stress in red deer spermatozoa Domínguez-Rebolledo, A. E., Fernández-Santos, M. R., García-Alvarez, O., Maroto-Morales, A., Garde, J. J., Martínez-Pastor, F. National Wildlife Research Institute (IREC) (UCLM-CSIC-JCCM), 02071 Albacete, Spain The effects of routine sperm work are often overlooked. We assessed the effect of washing cryopreserved epididymal spermatozoa from [...]

Improving the effect of incubation and oxidative stress on thawed spermatozoa from red deer by using different antioxidant treatments Domínguez-Rebolledo, A. E., Fernández-Santos, M. R., Bisbal, A., Ros-Santaella, J. L., Ramón, M., Carmona, M., Martínez-Pastor, F., Garde, J. J. Biology of Reproduction Group, National Wildlife Research Institute (IREC) (UCLM-CSIC-JCCM), 02071 Albacete, Spain Antioxidants could improve [...]

Effects of long-term chilled storage of red deer epididymides on DNA integrity and motility of thawed spermatozoa Fernández-Santos, M. R., Martínez-Pastor, F., Matias, D., Domínguez-Rebolledo, A. E., Esteso, M. C., Montoro, V., Garde, J. J. Reproductive Biology Group, National Wildlife Research Institute (IREC), UCLM-CSIC-JCCM, and Institute of Regional Development (IDR), UCLM, Albacete, Spain We have [...]