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High concentrations of uric acid in seminal plasma of a range of teleost fish species are reported for the first time. Concentrations of urate amounted to 223.4; 121.9–130.0, 355.9, 735.6, 124.0, 192.7 and 148.0 μM for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), yellow perch (Perca flavescens), muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), Northern pike (Esox lucius), carp koi (Cyprinus carpio), bream (Abramis brama), and tench (Tinca Tinca), respectively. Uric acid is an important anti-oxidant, therefore, it has a potential role in protection of fish spermatozoa against oxidative damage.
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Ciereszko, A., Dabrowski, K., Kucharczyk, D. et al. The presence of uric acid, an antioxidantive substance, in fish seminal plasma. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 21, 313–315 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007886121663
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