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Seminal Proteins and Cryopreservation of Semen: A Mini-Review

Volume 7 - Issue 4

Fernando HG Furtado, Fábio JC Faria, Ricardo G Almeida and Deiler S Costa*

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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
*Corresponding author: Deiler S Costa, Center of Animal Production and Reproduction (NUPRA). Rua Ana Basília, 370. Rita Vieira - CEP 79052-260, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil

Received: July 29, 2018; Published: August 09, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.07.001548

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Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the effects of semen cryopreservation on seminal proteins. Initially, we analyzed the effects of cold shock and the advent of proteomics and its benefits on the characterization of seminal proteins. Subsequently, studies reporting losses of some sperm proteins and increase in the expression of others during the cooling and freezing of the semen of different species are presented. Finally, some questions were raised to motivate the study of semen proteomics aiming to predict quality losses during the cryopreservation of semen in breeding animals of greater genetic merit.

Keywords: Inflammation; Cardiotoxicity; Interleukins