OSMOTIC BEHAVIOR OF HUMAN SPERMATOZOA STUDIED BY EPR

Authors
DU JY KLEINHANS FW MAZUR P CRITSER JK
Citation
Jy. Du et al., OSMOTIC BEHAVIOR OF HUMAN SPERMATOZOA STUDIED BY EPR, Cryo-letters, 14(5), 1993, pp. 285-294
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Biology Miscellaneous",Physiology
Journal title
Cryo-letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01432044
Volume
14
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
285 - 294
Database
ISI
SICI code
0143-2044(1993)14:5<285:OBOHSS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The osmotic volume response of human spermatozoa was determined using a method that is independent of cell shape, namely, an electron parama gnetic resonance (EPR) technique. The results yield a Boyle van't Hoff plot which is linear in the range 250 to 1500 milliosmolal (mOsm) of sodium chloride (r2 = 0.996). Thirteen percent of the isotonic water w as found to be osmotically inactive.