N‐acetyl‐l‐cysteine Supplementation Improves Boar Spermatozoa Characteristics and Subsequent Fertilization and Embryonic Development

• Published in: Reproduction in domestic animals Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 263 - 268
• Main Authors: Whitaker, BD, Casey, SJ, Taupier, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2012; Blackwell
• Subjects: Acetylcysteine - pharmacology; acrosome reaction; Acrosome Reaction - drug effects; Animal reproduction; Animals; Biological and medical sciences; boars; calcium; Cell Membrane - drug effects; Cell Membrane - physiology; Cryoprotective Agents - pharmacology; Dietary supplements; DNA; DNA damage; DNA fragmentation; Embryo Culture Techniques - veterinary; embryogenesis; Embryos; Female; Fertilization in Vitro - veterinary; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; gel electrophoresis; Hogs; Hormones; in vitro fertilization; Lipid Peroxidation; Male; Mammalian reproduction. General aspects; Oocytes; semen; Semen Preservation - methods; Semen Preservation - veterinary; Sperm; spermatozoa; Spermatozoa - drug effects; Swine; Vertebrates: reproduction; Embryonic development; Vertebrata; Spermatozoa; Mammalia; Fertilization; Characteristic; Supplementation; Germinal cell

The effects of 1.0 mmN‐acetyl‐l‐cysteine (NAC) supplementation during the incubation of frozen–thawed and preserved boar sperm were studied in addition to subsequent oocyte IVF. Frozen–thawed and preserved boar sperm were supplemented with 1.0 mm NAC and incubated for 60 min to allow capacitation to...