Effects of thermal stress and recombinant bovine somatotropine employment on seminal features, integrity of membranes, mitochondrial function and chromatin structure of spermatozoa from Simmental bulls (Bos taurus taurus) / Efeitos do estresse térmico testicular e do uso da somatotropina recombinante bovina nas características seminais, integridade de membranas, função mitocondrial e estrutura da cromatina de espermatozóides de touros Simental (Bos taurus taurus)

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2004

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Modern approach concerning binomial thermal stress-testicular degeneration was done in order to study chromatin, acrosomal and mitochondrial integrity. Furthermore, there are few relates about effects of exogenous bovine somatotropine (bST) on seminal quality of bulls which were submitted to thermal stress and consequent testicular degeneration. The objectives of this study were: 1) Comparing seminal and spermatic features of bulls which were submitted to testicular thermal stress (treated or not with bST); 2) Evaluating of the plasmatic and acrosomal membrane integrity, mitochondrial function, and chromosomal defects from the spermatozoa of these bulls. The experiment was divided in 4 phases. Pre-insulation phase: from day 1 to 35 (day 1 = first day of experiment), Pre-treatment phase: from day 36 to 63, Treatment phase: from day 64 to 119 (treatment with bST) and Post-treatment phase: from day 120 to 154. Semen of sixteen Simmental bulls (Bos taurus taurus) was collected once a week, during 22 weeks (154 days). Bulls were split in four groups: Group CONT was the control, and it was not treated or insulated; Group INSUL was insulated; Group bST was treated with bovine somatotropine (Lactotropin® 1.2 mg/kg BW) each 14 days since day 64. Group IbST was insulated and treated with bST. Physical and seminal features of bulls were evaluated. Thermal stress decreased scrotal circumference, sperm motility, vigour and gross motility, and increased total sperm defects. The bST increased pyriform heads in ejaculated. Testicular thermal stress increased chromatin defects. Sperm population with intact plasmatic membranes, intact acrosome and mitochondrial function were reduced by testicular thermal stress

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chromatin estresse térmico sêmen animal degeneração testicular bovine somatotropine (bst) somatotropina bovina (bst) cromatina animal semen thermal stress testicular degeneration

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