The Influence of the Female Genital Tract on the Metabolism of Rabbit Spermatozoa II. Effect of Storage With Glucose Lactate, Bicarbonate , and Female Genital Tract Fluids

Abstract

In an attempt to isolate the factors responsible for altering the metabolism of spermatozoa incubated in utero, washed rabbit spermatozoa were stored in vitro for 6 hr at 37°C with either glucose, lactate, bicarbonate, or female genital tract fluids, and their ability to metabolize [1_14C]glucose and [6-14C]glucose was then compared with that of fresh spermatozoa.