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. 2022 Oct 9;13:115. doi: 10.1186/s40104-022-00768-2

Table 2.

The effect of functional additives on cryopreservation of poultry semen

Additive and proper concentration Base extender and CPA Beneficial effects Fertility (Treatment/Control) Reference
Flavonoid quercetin, 10 mmol/L Beltsville extender, 3% glycerol Increase sperm motility, membrane functionality, and mitochondrial activity 64%/55% [51]
Mito-TEMPO, 5 and 50 mmol/L Lake extender, unspecified CPA Decrease LPO; Increase mitochondria activity, acrosome integrity, and viability 65%/48% [52]
Serine, 4 mmol/L BHSV extender, 6% DMF Decrease LPO; Increase membrane integrity, acrosome integrity, and mitochondria activity 90%/84% [53]
SOD, 50 U/mL Modified Beltsville extender, 3% glycerol Increase sperm motility and velocity NA [54]
Coenzyme Q10, 1 and 2 mmol/L Lake extender, 3% glycerol Increase sperm viability, motility, membrane functionality, acrosome integrity, and mitochondria activity 62%/42% [55]
Melatonin, 1 and 10−3 mmol/L EK extender, 6% DMA Increase plasma membrane integrity, mitochondria activity, and motile sperm cell count NA [56]
Melatonin, 0.25 mg/mL Undefined, 13.5% glycerol Decrease oxidative stress level, increase acrosome integrity, plasma membrane integrity, and sperm motility NA [57]
L-Carnitine, 1 and 2 mmol/L Beltsville extender, 3% glycerol Decrease LPO; Increase sperm motility, viability, and membrane functionality NA [58]
Hyaluronic acid, 1 and 2 mmol/L Beltsville extender, 3% glycerol Decrease MDA; Increase sperm motility and acrosome integrity 65%/40% [59]
Vitamin E, 5 mg/mL Modified Beltsville extender, 11% glycerol Increase sperm motility, viability, and membrane integrity NA [60]
CAT, 100 IU/mL Modified Beltsville extender, 11% glycerol Increase sperm motility, viability, and membrane integrity NA [60]
CAT, 100 µg/mL Modified Beltsville extender, 3% glycerol Decrease LPO; Increase sperm motility and viability NA [54]
Achillea millefolium, 3 mg/L Undefined extender, 8% glycerol Increase sperm motility and viability NA [61]
N-acetyl-L-cysteine, 5 mmol/L and SOD, 200 U/mL EK extender, 6% DMA Decrease LPO; Increase sperm motility, viability, and mitochondria membrane potential NA [62]