Effects of Inositol Supplementation in Sperm Extender on the Quality of Cryopreserved Mesopotamian Catfish (<i>Silurus triostegus</i>, H. 1843) Sperm

Abstract

In this study, the effects of supplemented inositol on sperm extenders were examined on the spermatozoa motility rate and duration, total antioxidant and oxidant status, apoptotic spermatozoa and DNA damage, during the sperm post-thaw process of Mesopotamian Catfish (Silurus triostegus, H. 1843). The semen was frozen in diluents containing different inositol concentrations (5, 10, 20 and 40 mg). Increasing levels of inositol linearly improved the spermatozoa motility rate and duration significantly (p p p Silurus triostegus.

Keywords

• apoptosis
• cryopreservation
• DNA damage
• oxidative stress
• <i>Silurus triostegus</i>
• sperm