The time course of the recovery of cardiac mitochondrial phospholipids was investigated in rats subjected to a 3 hour loaded swim. The 3 hour swim caused a 50% reduction in mitochondrial phospholipids compared with the level in sedentary controls. During the first 12 hours of the recovery period, phospholipids tended to increase but fell again before reaching control values by 120 hours after t...

During serotonin-induced swim acceleration in the pteropod mollusk Clione limacina, interneurons of the central pattern generator (CPG) exhibit significant action potential narrowing. Spike narrowing is apparently necessary for increases in cycle frequency during swim acceleration because, in the absence of narrowing, the combined duration of the spike and the inhibitory postsynaptic potential ...

Baclofen, an agonist of GABA(B) receptors and LY367385, an antagonist of mGluR(1a) receptors, given alone or jointly, reduced the immobility time in the forced swim test but only their separate administration enhanced motility in group of rats without hypoxia. Short-term hypoxia (2% O2, 98% N2, 4 min) did not change the activity of the rats in the forced swim test and it did robustly decrease t...

This paper reports on the initial development of the Smart Workkow for ISR Management (swim) system which has been designed to enable complex systems, business and software, to be controlled within the workkow management paradigm. The system exploits recent advances within the AI community in reactive control, scheduling and continuous execution. swim extends the workkow paradigm to respond to ...

PURPOSE: Empirical swim speed data are needed to manage invasive bigheaded or “Asian” carps (Figure 1). However, such data are limited within the scientific literature. The large size and active temperament of the carp combined with current legislative restrictions concerning transport, make them difficult to acclimatize and test in traditional laboratory swim tunnels. Biologists from the Engin...

This paper reports on the initial development of the Smart Workkow for ISR Management (swim) system which has been designed to enable complex systems, business and software, to be controlled within the workkow management paradigm. The system exploits recent advances within the AI community in reactive control, scheduling and continuous execution. swim extends the workkow paradigm to respond to ...

objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the non-genomic action of thyroxin on sperm kinetic and its probable use to improve sperm recovery after applying an enrichment method like “swim-up” in comparison with the available one, pentoxifylline. materials and methods: this is an experimental study. a total of 50 patients were recruited, followed by infertility consultation. conventional ...

We examined post-exhaustive exercise recovery in Pacific cod acclimated to either 2oC or 7oC. We collected blood samples prior to an exhaustive swimming protocol, immediately after and up to four hours of recovery. Plasma concentrations of cortisol, glucose, lactate, Na+, and Cl– were determined. Concentrations of cortisol, glucose, and lactate significantly increased post-swim as compared to s...

the swim-up procedure was used to collect a sperm fraction with improved motility and normal morphology from fertile and infertile semen samples. the untreated and swim-up fractions were analyzed with the hamilton-thorn motility analyser. comparisons were made to see the effect of this sperm selection technique on sperm motility and morphology. they were then examined by transmission electron m...

Background: The success of fertilization is directly associated with semen quality and the sperm preparation. Considering the common use of cryopreserved spermatozoa, there is a need to develop strategies for sperm preparation in order to achieve a sperm sample of high quality through a rigorous selection of sperm. Thus, sperm cells are being more extensively investigate. This study aimed evalu...