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Semen biology and stimulation of milt production in the European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus L.) |
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| Authors: | RK Kowalski A Andronowska GJ Dietrich R Stabiński |
| Institution: | a Department of Molecular Andrology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland b Department of Ichthyology, Warmia and Mazury University, 10-718 Olsztyn-Kortowo, Poland c Department of Reproductive Histophysiology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland d Department of Semen Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland e Fisheries Station of The Polish Angling Association, 16-400 Suwa?ki, Poland |
| Abstract: | Basic characteristics of the European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) sperm are reported here for the first time. Smelt spermatozoa had a bullet-shaped head (1.42 μm length), a short midpiece and a long flagellum (27.72 μm). Two mitochondria were located along the flagella. The volume of smelt sperm was small (30-60 μl) and the duration of sperm motility was short (22 s in distilled water and 41 s in 20 mM sodium bicarbonate solution). Sodium chloride at concentrations ranging from 0-120 mM did not influence the percentage of motile spermatozoa but caused a steady increase in the duration of sperm movement. Potassium ions clearly reduced the percentage of motile sperm at a concentration of 10 mM. Spermatozoa were motile through a broad range of pH with an optimum from 7.5 to 8.5. Testicular spermatozoa had a different motility pattern compared to stripped spermatozoa (the latter exhibiting a reduction of motile spermatozoa by 30%, lower ALH and VCL and higher LIN and VSL). These results indicate that maturation of smelt spermatozoa occurring in sperm ducts is related not only to an increase of the percentage of motile spermatozoa but also to changes in the sperm motility pattern. Maintaining males with females resulted in stimulation of milt production. Our results indicate that European smelt sperm characteristics are similar to those of ayu (Osmeridae). |
| Keywords: | Teleosts Smelt Spermatozoa ultrastructure Quality CASA |
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