“…Proteins present in the seminal plasma are described as having an important role for the maintenance of sperm motility in bulls (BAAS et al, 1983;JOBIM et al, 2004;MOURA, 2005;MOURA et al, 2007), rams (GRAHAM, 1994;CARDOZO et al, 2006) and boars (STRZEZEK et al, 1992;KORDAN et al, 1998). Additionally, such proteins would be associated to increased spermatozoa resistance to cold shock, in boars (BERGER et al, 1985) and rams (BARRIOS et al, 2000) and thus could be considered as cryomarkers for the mentioned species (RONCOLETTA et al, 1999;JOBIM et al, 2004;BARRIER-BATTUT et al, 2005;MOURA, 2005;BIANCHI et al, 2008). In fish, the acquisition of sperm motility is associated to the presence of some glycoproteins in the seminal plasma, which act as sperm immobilizing factor, as described for the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) (MOCHIDA et al, 1999).…”