| Literature DB >> 23196 |
R A Appell, P R Evans, J P Blandy.
Abstract
In specimens of semen kept at 37 degrees C sperm lose their motility and viability. If kept at 4 degrees C they retain their viability but lose their motility from so-called thermal shock. The best temperature to keep semen in order to preserve sperm motility is 20 degrees C. Loss of motility at 37 degrees C is not entirely prevented by prevention of bacterial contamination with antibiotics.Keywords: Biology; Clinical Research; Family Planning; Genitalia; Genitalia, Male; Human Volunteers; Male Sterilization; Men; Physiology; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Semen--analysis; Seminal Vesicles; Sperm Transport; Sterilization, Sexual; Urogenital System; Vasectomy
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Year: 1977 PMID： 23196 DOI： 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1977.tb04566.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Urol ISSN： 0007-1331