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ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022

Cryopreservation of Semen in Domestic Animals: A Review of Current Challenges, Applications, and Prospective Strategies.

Mohsen Sharafi, Seyyed Mohsen Borghei-Rad, Maryam Hezavehei, Abdolhossein Shahverdi, James D Benson

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Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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56 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mohsen SharafiDepartment of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada.
Seyyed Mohsen Borghei-RadDepartment of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran.
Maryam HezaveheiDepartment of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran.
Abdolhossein ShahverdiDepartment of Embryology, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran 16635-148, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-9615-4586
James D BensonDepartment of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1819-1899

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council 531082-18
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryopreservation is a way to preserve germplasm with applications in agriculture, biotechnology, and conservation of endangered animals. Cryopreservation has been available for over a century, yet, using current methods, only around 50% of spermatozoa retain their viability after cryopreservation. This loss is associated with damage to different sperm components including the plasma membrane, nucleus, mitochondria, proteins, mRNAs, and microRNAs. To mitigate this damage, conventional strategies use chemical additives that include classical cryoprotectants such as glycerol, as well as antioxidants, fatty acids, sugars, amino acids, and membrane stabilizers. However, clearly current protocols do not prevent all damage. This may be due to the imperfect function of antioxidants and the probable conversion of media components to more toxic forms during cryopreservation.

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antioxidantcryo-damagemembrane stabilizationsperm bankingsperm cryopreservation

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PMID36496792
PMCPMC9739224

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