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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Melatonin Supplementation in Sex-Sorted Nili-Ravi Buffalo Semen: Effect on Sperm Quality, Subsequent in Vitro Embryo Development, and Pregnancy Outcomes.

Xiaoxia Li, Danna Xu, Huiyan Xu, Pinghua Cao

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Xiaoxia LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.
Danna XuLuoyang Urban and Rural Integration Demonstration Zone Development Center of Agricultural and Forestry Technology, Luoyang 471935, China.
Huiyan XuState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi High Education Key Laboratory for Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
Pinghua CaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8136-8031

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31872354Postgraduate Education Reform and Quality Improvement Project of Henan Province YJS2024AL046Postgraduate Education Reform and Quality Improvement Project of Henan Province YJS2026ZYKC25the Science & Technology Key Project of Henan Provincial Education Department in China 24A230002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melatonin (MLT) is a potent antioxidant that reduces oxidative stress (OS)-induced sperm damage. However, few studies have explored its effects in the field investigated here. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of MLT supplementation in extenders used for staining, sorting, and freezing on the quality of sorted Nili-Ravi buffalo sperm, embryo development after in vitro fertilization (IVF), and pregnancy outcomes following artificial insemination (AI). Computer-aided sperm analyzer (CASA) showed that progressive motility (PM) and velocity parameters of sorted, frozen-thawed sexed sperm were higher in the MLT-treated groups (

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buffaloembryo developmentmelatoninpregnancy outcomessex-sorted spermsperm quality

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PMCPMC13023807

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