2012
DOI: 10.5923/j.als.20110101.03
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Tale of Fish Sperm and Factors Affecting Sperm Motility: A Review

Abstract: Motility is an important function of the male gamete, which allows sperm to actively reach and penetrate the female gamete in organisms with internal and external fertilization. Sexual activity of some fish is generally seasonal and fertilization is external. Sperm, once differentiated in the gonad, remain there completely quiescent until they are released into the external medium, which is either freshwater or sea water. Various parameters such as ion concentrations (K + , Na + , Ca 2+ ), osmotic pressure, pH… Show more

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“…Hypotonic medium initiates the motility of freshwater fish spermatozoa such as common carp Cyprinus carpio and goldfish Carassius auratus auratus (L). In salmonids (Cuvier, 1816) and sturgeon Acipenser sturio (Linnaeus, 1758), the decrease in K + concentration upon dilution is a key factor for sperm initiation, whereas in the cyprinids, a decrease in osmolality is the basis of this sperm activation (Islam and Akhter, 2011;Reinardy et al, 2013).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Hypotonic medium initiates the motility of freshwater fish spermatozoa such as common carp Cyprinus carpio and goldfish Carassius auratus auratus (L). In salmonids (Cuvier, 1816) and sturgeon Acipenser sturio (Linnaeus, 1758), the decrease in K + concentration upon dilution is a key factor for sperm initiation, whereas in the cyprinids, a decrease in osmolality is the basis of this sperm activation (Islam and Akhter, 2011;Reinardy et al, 2013).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The osmolality of seminal plasma usually prevent sperm motility (Alavi and Cosson, 2005;Islam and Akhter, 2011). This shows the importance of using adequate osmolality to activate fish species spermatozoa.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other factors also affect motility, such as pH, temperature, ion concentration and osmolarity (Islam & Akhter, 2011). Among these factors, the potassium ion concentration is essential, which, combined with the osmotic pressure, controls sperm motility in several species.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Subsequently, in most freshwater teleosts, sperm is only motile for a short time compared to other vertebrates, ranging from seconds up to several minutes, depending on the species as well as the external parameters (Billard & Cosson, ; Cosson, ). The properties of the seminal fluid (SF), such as ion concentrations, pH and osmolality affect the sperm motility and subsequently modulate fertilization success (for review, see Alavi & Cosson, , ; Islam & Akhter, ). Thus, buffers mimicking the conditions of the SF may allow for a dilution of sperm without activation of spermatozoa; such solutions are already widely used as extenders in cryopreservation (for review see Cabrita et al., ; Suquet, Dreanno, Fauvel, Cosson, & Billard, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%