ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2006, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (10): 977-981.doi:

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Isolation and Purification of Bovine Spermatogonial Stem Cells and General Properties in vitro

BI Cong-ming;ZHANG Shi-qiang;PENG Shu-ying1;LI Ji-xia1;ZHANG Yong   

  1. 1.Institute of Biotechnology,Northwest Scitech University of Agriculture and Forestry,Yangling 712100 ,China; 2.Departmant of Veterinary Medicine,Jinzhou Medical University,Jinzhou 121001,China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-10-25 Published:2006-10-25

Abstract: The germ cell suspension was obtained by twostep enzymatic digestion from 5monthold calves testes.Spermatogonia were isolated and purified using Percoll discontinue density gradient centrifugation.Cells were cultured in DMEM/F12 medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum(FBS) at 37 ℃, in a humidified atmosphere with 5% CO2. Growth and morphologic changes of cells were observed. Results: seminiferous tubules of 5monthold calf testis were mainly composed of spermatogonia and Sertoli cells, 3.18×106 cells were available per 1.0 gram testis parenchyma. The purity of the spermatogonia was up to 69.27%. Spermatogonia mainly distributed in 27%-35% Percoll gradient. The bovine spermatogonial stem cells began to divide after 6-7days culture and clones were formed after 20 days. Conclusion: The spermatogonia obtained by twostep enzymatic digestion and Percoll discontinue density gradient centrifugation could satisfy the needs of survival and proliferation of bovine spermatogonia in vitro.