Method for assessing the fertility of male mammals and kit therefor
CA 1249501 A · Owner: Ax, Roy L. · Inventors: Lenz, Richard W.; Ax, Roy L.
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Abstract of the Disclosure, A method for evaluating the fertility of a male mammal. A semen sample is obtained from the individual to be tested. The sperm is separated from the seminal plasma of the semen sample. At least one test portion and a control portion of the sperm are isolated. The sperm portions are incubated, the test portion being exposed to a glycosaminoglycan in a concentration effective to induce an acrosome reaction in sperm. A representative sample of incubated sperm from each portion is then counted by means of observation by light microscopy to measure the increase in acrosome reaction in the test portions as compared to the control portion. A kit is provided for the …
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- Granted January 31, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 31, 2006.
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