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| Title: | Effect of Relaxin on Fertilizing Ability of Buffalo Sperm |
| Authors: | G. Bifulco and B. Gasparrini A. R. Elkhawagah, V. Longobardi, G. A. Sosa, G. Albero, A. Salzano, G. Zullo |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Keywords: | Not Available |
| Journal: | Reproduction, Fertility and Development |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Issue: | Not Available |
| Pages: | 1-7 |
| Publisher: | Blackwell Verlag GmbH |
| Local/International: | International |
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| Full paper | Gamal Abdel - Raheem Mohamed Sosa_effect of relaxin 2015.pdf |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
| Abstract: |
The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of relaxin on fertility parameters of buffalo frozen/thawed sperm. Sperm were incubated in the absence of capacitating agents (negative control), with a known capacitating agent such as heparin (positive control) and with 50 and 100 ng/ml relaxin for 2 and 4 h. Sperm viability, motility, capacitation and the effect of relaxin on the fertilizing ability after heterologous IVF were evaluated. Although viability was not affected, relaxin increased |
