Background: Techniques of sperm preparation require centrifugation to separate spermatozoa from the seminal plasma. The centrifugation can induce damage to the spermatozoa and increase reactive oxygen species(ROS) productionspecially in leukospermic speciemens that are associated with impaired function and fertilizing capacity. However in ICSI, fertilization can occure with damage DNA sperm but...

Abstract Artificial Gravity generated by Short Arm Human Centrifuges is a promising multi-system countermeasure for physiological deconditioning during long duration space flights. To allow continuous assessment of cardiovascular hemodynamics centrifugation, telerobotic robotic system holding an ultrasound probe has been installed on Centrifuge. A feasibility study was conducted to define the u...

Sperm selection techniques have became an important tool to improve sub fertile ejaculates. The main aim of this study was to assess the dynamics of motile sperm subpopulations of ejaculates from subfertile stallions subjected to density gradient centrifugation (DGC) involving a double layer colloid [DGC2], before and after storage for 24 and 48 hours. Ejaculates from eight stallions with ferti...

A single-tube blood culture device designed for centrifugation in a tabletop centrifuge is described. Reconstruction experiments using 21 different organisms and human donor blood indicate that excellent recovery can be obtained by centrifugation for 30 min at 3,000 X g.

sperm selection techniques have became an important tool to improve sub fertile ejaculates. the main aim of this study was to assess the dynamics of motile sperm subpopulations of ejaculates from subfertile stallions subjected to density gradient centrifugation (dgc) involving a double layer colloid [dgc2], before and after storage for 24 and 48 hours. ejaculates from eight stallions with ferti...

BACKGROUND Linear acceleration generally gives rise to translation perception. Centripetal acceleration during centrifugation, however, has never been reported giving rise to a radial, inward translation perception. OBJECTIVE To study whether centrifugation can induce a radial translation perception in the absence of visual cues. METHODS To that end, we exposed 12 subjects to a centripetal ...

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