Certain features of capacitated or frozen–thawed spermatozoa have been considered to be
an apoptosis-like phenomenon, and, it has been suggested that the presence of apoptotic
sperm in seminal doses could be one of the reasons for poor fertility. The objective of this
study was to determine whether phosphatidylserine (PS) translocation, caspase activity and
DNA fragmentation, which are considered to be apoptotic markers in somatic cells, occur in
ram sperm. Fresh ejaculates and sperm samples in different physiological state (cold …