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Functional Aspects of Seminal Plasma in Bird Reproduction
This review provides an updated overview of the seminal plasma composition, and the role of metabolic and protein components on the sperm function of avian species. In addition, the implication of seminal plasma on assisted reproductive techniques of birds was discussed. The semen of birds usually h...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7460616/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32784638 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21165664 |
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author | Santiago-Moreno, Julian Blesbois, Elisabeth |
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description | This review provides an updated overview of the seminal plasma composition, and the role of metabolic and protein components on the sperm function of avian species. In addition, the implication of seminal plasma on assisted reproductive techniques of birds was discussed. The semen of birds usually has exceptionally high sperm concentration with relatively little seminal plasma, but this contributes to very fast changes in sperm metabolism and function. The biochemical characteristics and physiological roles of the various seminal plasma components in birds (carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, hormones, and proteins) are poorly understood. Seminal plasma content of proteins has an action on most cellular functions: metabolism, immunity, oxido-reduction regulation, proteolysis, apoptosis, ion homeostasis, and antimicrobial defenses. The variable amount of many proteins is related to a different fertility capacity of poultry sperm. The role of seminal plasma on semen conservation (chilling and freezing) remains largely a matter of speculation, as both inhibitory and stimulating effects have been found. Whereas the presence of seminal plasma did not seem to affect the sperm survival after freezing–thawing, DNA fragmentation is lower in the absence of seminal plasma. The molecular basis of the influence of seminal plasma on sperm cryo-resistance was also discussed in the present review. |
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spelling | pubmed-74606162020-09-03 Functional Aspects of Seminal Plasma in Bird Reproduction Santiago-Moreno, Julian Blesbois, Elisabeth Int J Mol Sci Review This review provides an updated overview of the seminal plasma composition, and the role of metabolic and protein components on the sperm function of avian species. In addition, the implication of seminal plasma on assisted reproductive techniques of birds was discussed. The semen of birds usually has exceptionally high sperm concentration with relatively little seminal plasma, but this contributes to very fast changes in sperm metabolism and function. The biochemical characteristics and physiological roles of the various seminal plasma components in birds (carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, hormones, and proteins) are poorly understood. Seminal plasma content of proteins has an action on most cellular functions: metabolism, immunity, oxido-reduction regulation, proteolysis, apoptosis, ion homeostasis, and antimicrobial defenses. The variable amount of many proteins is related to a different fertility capacity of poultry sperm. The role of seminal plasma on semen conservation (chilling and freezing) remains largely a matter of speculation, as both inhibitory and stimulating effects have been found. Whereas the presence of seminal plasma did not seem to affect the sperm survival after freezing–thawing, DNA fragmentation is lower in the absence of seminal plasma. The molecular basis of the influence of seminal plasma on sperm cryo-resistance was also discussed in the present review. MDPI 2020-08-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7460616/ /pubmed/32784638 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21165664 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Santiago-Moreno, Julian Blesbois, Elisabeth Functional Aspects of Seminal Plasma in Bird Reproduction |
title | Functional Aspects of Seminal Plasma in Bird Reproduction |
title_full | Functional Aspects of Seminal Plasma in Bird Reproduction |
title_fullStr | Functional Aspects of Seminal Plasma in Bird Reproduction |
title_full_unstemmed | Functional Aspects of Seminal Plasma in Bird Reproduction |
title_short | Functional Aspects of Seminal Plasma in Bird Reproduction |
title_sort | functional aspects of seminal plasma in bird reproduction |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7460616/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32784638 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms21165664 |
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