Influence of complement on sperm motility

Isolated sperm from normo-, oligo- and astheno-spermic men were incubated for 20 h in medium supplemented with 8% heat-inactivated or untreated human serum, and in medium with heated or untreated serum deficient in complement factor C3. Before and after incubation, sperm motility was assessed by mea...

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Published inInternational journal of andrology Vol. 13; no. 2; p. 81
Main Authors Vogelpoel, F R, Van Kooij, R J, Te Velde, E R, Verhoef, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.1990
Subjects
Blood
Complement C3 - pharmacology
Female
Fertilization in Vitro
Hot Temperature
Humans
Male
Sperm Motility - drug effects
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Summary:Isolated sperm from normo-, oligo- and astheno-spermic men were incubated for 20 h in medium supplemented with 8% heat-inactivated or untreated human serum, and in medium with heated or untreated serum deficient in complement factor C3. Before and after incubation, sperm motility was assessed by means of a computer-assisted semen analyser. The results did not show significant differences between the motility of sperm incubated in heated or untreated serum. It is concluded that heating of homologous serum is not necessary for preserving sperm motility and in some cases may even be disadvantageous.
ISSN:0105-6263
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2605.1990.tb00964.x