Journal
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 149, Issue 2, Pages 224-232Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.07.005
Keywords
Sperm cryopreservation; Fish models; Zebrafish; Medaka; Xiphophorus; Review contents
Funding
- NCRR NIH HHS [R24 RR023998-01A1, P40 RR017072, R24 RR024790-01, R24 RR024790-02S1, R24 RR024790-03, R24 RR024790-02S18199, R24 RR023998, R24 RR024790-02, R24 RR012253-04, R24 RR012253-03, R24 RR024790, R24 RR012253-05] Funding Source: Medline
- NIH HHS [R24 OD011120, R24 OD010441] Funding Source: Medline
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Aquarium fishes are becoming increasingly important because of their value in biomedical research and the ornamental fish trade, and because many have become threatened or endangered in the wild. This review summarizes the current status of sperm cryopreservation in three fishes widely used in biomedical research: zebrafish, medaka, and live-bearing fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, and will focus on the needs and opportunities for future research and application of cryopreservation in aquarium fish. Firsts we summarize the basic biological characteristics regarding natural habitat testis structure, spermatogenesis, sperm morphology, and sperm physiology. Second, we compare protocol development of sperm cryopreservation. Third, we emphasize the importance of artificial fertilization in sperm cryopreservation to evaluate the viability of thawed sperm. We conclude with a look to future research directions for sperm cryopreservation and the application of this technique in aquarium species. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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