Effect of Semen Collection in the Metabolite and Hormonal Content of Rabbit Seminal Plasma.

ABSTRACT: Blood serum (BS) and seminal plasma (SP) share a plethora of compounds that might present an individual and/or temporal concentration variation. We aimed to determine whether BS and SP concentrations of albumin, calcium, citrate, creatinine, fructose, glucose, lactate, total protein, urea, zinc, cortisol, anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and testosterone are related to weekly collections in New Zealand White (NZW) adult rabbit bucks. During a 12-week study, blood samples were obtained at the beginning and the end of the study period, and semen samples were taken twice a week from four NZW adult rabbit bucks, starting at 6-7 months of age. After semen collection, the sperm motility was subjectively assessed, and SP was obtained by centrifugation. BS and SP were evaluated for the above-mentioned

SUBMITTER: Alvarez-Rodriguez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11781127 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature