Fig. 4. Effect of pH on the reactivation of demembranated A. pectinifera
sperm. Sperm were suspended in CC solution (CC treatment, black bars), CC
solution containing 20 mmol l1 NH4Cl
(NH4Cl treatment, gray bars), or ASW containing 10 mmol
l1 histidine (histidine treatment, white bars), and then
demembranated. The demembranated sperm were diluted with the reactivation
solution of various pH (ranging 7.08.0), and the percentage of motile
sperm calculated. Values are means ± S.D.;
N=5 (CC treatment and NH4Cl treatment); N=3
(histidine treatment).