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Fertility and electrolyte composition of the rat cauda epididymal plasma and spermatozoa before and after castration

Issued Date

1980-01-01

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Article

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00107824

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10.1016/0010-7824(80)90092-X

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2-s2.0-0019120783

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Mahidol University

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Bibliographic Citation

Contraception. Vol.22, No.6 (1980), 673-681

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Chumpol Pholpramool, Lucksana Sornpaisarn Fertility and electrolyte composition of the rat cauda epididymal plasma and spermatozoa before and after castration. Contraception. Vol.22, No.6 (1980), 673-681. doi:10.1016/0010-7824(80)90092-X Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/11156

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Fertility and electrolyte composition of the rat cauda epididymal plasma and spermatozoa before and after castration

Author(s)

Chumpol Pholpramool
 Lucksana Sornpaisarn

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Mahidol University

Abstract

Attempts have been made to assess the changes in Na + and K + concentrations in the cauda epididymal plasma and spermatozoa, and to correlate these parameters to changes in fertility shortly after castration in the rat. Fertility was markedly decreased 3 days after androgen withdrawal. By contrast, spermatocrit and Na + concentration in spermatozoa were increased on day 2 post-castration. Neither Na + and K + concentrations in the plasma nor K + inside spermatozoa were altered. The results are discussed in terms of a reduction in the epididymal secretion of macromolecules which are responsible for an increase in net Na + influx into sperm cells. © 1981, All rights reserved.

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