Correlation of Prostatic Artery Blood Flow Assessed by Doppler Ultrasonography with Semen Characteristics in Beagle Dogs
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Reagents and Media
2.2. Animals
2.3. Ultrasonographic Study
2.4. Semen Collection and Evaluation
2.5. Microscopic Sperm Evaluation
2.5.1. Computer-Assisted Sperm Motility Analysis
2.5.2. Sperm Morphology
2.5.3. Sperm Plasma-Membrane Integrity
2.5.4. Acrosome Status
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Semen Quality Parameters | Mean | SD |
---|---|---|
Total volume (mL) | 10.09 | 2.12 |
Prostatic fraction (mL) | 2.64 | 0.62 |
Concentration (spz/mL) | 247.71 × 106 | 42.91 |
Total motility (%) | 92.66 | 3.02 |
Progressive motility (%) | 54.61 | 5.74 |
VCL (µm/s) | 118.58 | 10.64 |
VSL (µm/s) | 71.43 | 9.36 |
VAP (µm/s) | 94.80 | 6.76 |
LIN (%) | 63.25 | 4.83 |
ALH (µm) | 3.42 | 0.26 |
Morphology (%) | 89.41 | 1.33 |
Viability (%) | 85.75 | 7.10 |
Acrosome integrity (%) | 93.98 | 4.45 |
Vessel | Doppler Parameters | |||
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PSV (cm/s) | EDV (cm/s) | RI | PI | |
Cranial | 20.28 ± 4.60 a | 4.09 ± 1.74 | 0.79 ± 0.11 a | 5.49 ± 2.97 ab |
Subcapsular | 12.57 ± 2.84 b | 5.84 ± 1.26 | 0.61 ± 0.07 b | 3.53 ± 1.59 b |
Parenchymal | 10.94 ± 3.12 b | 4.03 ± 1.46 | 0.62 ± 0.15 b | 2.96 ± 1.82 b |
Caudal | 17.71 ± 4.34 a | 4.21 ± 1.60 | 0.72 ± 0.14 a | 4.44 ± 1.20 ab |
Doppler Variables | Semen Quality Parameters | |||||||
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Total Volume | Prostatic Fraction | Concentration | Total Motility | Progressive Motility | Morphology | Viability | Acrosome Integrity | |
PSV (cm/s) | 0.612 * | 0.443 | 0.587 * | −0.210 | −0.343 | −0.211 | 0.178 | 0.107 |
EDV (cm/s) | 0.011 | −0.002 | −0.287 | −0.154 | 0.120 | −0.045 | −0.076 | −0.264 |
RI | 0.302 | 0.274 | −0.397 | 0.074 | 0.332 | −0.046 | 0.149 | 0.029 |
PI | 0.220 | 0.317 | −0.709 * | −0.074 | −0.432 | −0.035 | 0.334 | 0.021 |
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Luño, V.; Servián, M.; Martínez, F.; Borobia, M.; González, N.; Gil, L. Correlation of Prostatic Artery Blood Flow Assessed by Doppler Ultrasonography with Semen Characteristics in Beagle Dogs. Animals 2020, 10, 2077. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10112077
Luño V, Servián M, Martínez F, Borobia M, González N, Gil L. Correlation of Prostatic Artery Blood Flow Assessed by Doppler Ultrasonography with Semen Characteristics in Beagle Dogs. Animals. 2020; 10(11):2077. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10112077
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuño, Victoria, Marina Servián, Felisa Martínez, María Borobia, Noelia González, and Lydia Gil. 2020. "Correlation of Prostatic Artery Blood Flow Assessed by Doppler Ultrasonography with Semen Characteristics in Beagle Dogs" Animals 10, no. 11: 2077. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10112077
APA StyleLuño, V., Servián, M., Martínez, F., Borobia, M., González, N., & Gil, L. (2020). Correlation of Prostatic Artery Blood Flow Assessed by Doppler Ultrasonography with Semen Characteristics in Beagle Dogs. Animals, 10(11), 2077. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10112077