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Reproductive capacity of male bank voles (Myodes glareolus SCHREBER, 1780) : age-dependent changes in functional activity of epididymal sperm

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Reproductive capacity of male bank voles (Myodes glareolus SCHREBER, 1780) : age-dependent changes in functional activity of epididymal sperm

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dc.contributor.author Kruczek, Małgorzata [SAP11011482] pl
dc.contributor.author Styrna, Józefa [SAP11008587] pl
dc.contributor.author Kapusta, Joanna [SAP11015463] pl
dc.date.accessioned 2015-02-16T18:01:53Z
dc.date.available 2015-02-16T18:01:53Z
dc.date.issued 2013 pl
dc.identifier.issn 0777-6276 pl
dc.identifier.uri http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/3131
dc.language eng pl
dc.title Reproductive capacity of male bank voles (Myodes glareolus SCHREBER, 1780) : age-dependent changes in functional activity of epididymal sperm pl
dc.type JournalArticle pl
dc.description.physical 131-141 pl
dc.abstract.en The influence of age on male bank voles’ reproductive tract development, epididymal sperm quantity and functional activity was investigated. Experiments were carried out on male bank voles aged 1.5 to 15 months (n=10 each in 8 age groups). The developmental stage of the reproductive tract was assessed by the weight of testes, seminal vesicles and coagulation glands. In each age group the number of epididymal sperm and their functional activity were examined. Epididymal sperm functional activity was assessed by motility, viability, maturity, head morphology and integrity of the sperm tail membrane. Ageing males were heavier than pre-pubertal and mature ones. Male age also affected the testes, seminal vesicles and coagulation gland development. The heaviest accessory sex glands were noted in 3-month-old males and the lightest in prepubertal (1.5-month-old) and older (12- and 15-month-old) males. Sperm counts were significantly higher in 3-, 4- and 5-month-old males than in pre-pubertal and old males. Generally, adult males aged 3- and 4- months, produced sperm of better functional activity. In conclusion, the best male reproductive capacity is found in bank voles of 3 to 4 months of age. pl
dc.subject.en age pl
dc.subject.en bank vole pl
dc.subject.en spermatozoa pl
dc.subject.en reproductive tract pl
dc.subject.en sperm activity pl
dc.description.volume 143 pl
dc.description.number 2 pl
dc.identifier.eissn 2295-0451 pl
dc.title.journal Belgian Journal of Zoology pl
dc.language.container eng pl
dc.affiliation Wydział Biologii i Nauk o Ziemi : Instytut Nauk o Środowisku pl
dc.affiliation Wydział Biologii i Nauk o Ziemi : Instytut Zoologii pl
dc.subtype Article pl
dc.rights.original bez licencji pl
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