Evaluation of ε-polylysine as antimicrobial alternative for liquid-stored boar semen.

ε-polylysine (ε-PL) has potent antibacterial effects and is often used in the food industry. However, no studies have clarified the antibacterial effects of ε-PL during storage of boar semen. In this study, boar semen samples were diluted with BTS buffer supplemented with different concentrations (0, 0.

Comparative microRNAome analysis of the testis and ovary of the Chinese giant salamander.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are 18-24 nucleotides non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression by post-transcriptional suppression of mRNA. The Chinese giant salamander (CGS, ), which is an endangered species, has become one of the important models of animal evolution; however, no miRNA studies on this species have been conducted. In this study, two small RNA libraries of CGS ovary and testis were constructed using deep sequencing technology.

In vitro production of haploid sperm cells from male germ cells of foetal cattle.

The purpose of this study was to isolate the foetal cattle male germ cells (mGCs) and then induce them into sperm cells. The mGCs were purified and enriched by a two-step plating method based on the different adherence velocities of mGCs and somatic cells. The percentage of the vasa and the c-kit positive cells were 95.

[Study on pluripotency and cultivation of ES-like cells derived from male germ stem cells of bovine fetuses].

Male germ stem cells (mGSCs), which is in testis after sex differentiation, derive from primordial germ cells. In this study, bovine mGSCs were isolated from testis of 20 weeks fetuses. Number of CD9 positive cells of the cells through two-steps adhering plates velocity different was 95.