Gary C. Althouse
University of Pennsylvania
55 Papers
310 Citations
Gary C. Althouse is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Semen & Sperm. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 52 publications. Previous affiliations of Gary C. Althouse include Iowa State University & Texas A&M University.
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Papers
Bacteriospermia in extended porcine semen.
Gary C. Althouse,Kristina G. Lu +1 more
TL;DR: Prudent individual hygiene, good overall sanitation, and regular monitoring can contribute greatly in controlling bacterial load and strategies that incorporate temperature-dependent bacterial growth and hyperthermic augmentation of antimicrobial activity are valuable for effective control of susceptible bacterial loads.
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Field investigations of bacterial contaminants and their effects on extended porcine semen.
TL;DR: A minimum contamination technique (MCT) protocol was developed to standardize hygiene and sanitation during boar preparation, semen collection, semen processing and laboratory sanitation, which resulted in the control of bacterial contamination in the extended semen.
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Sanitary procedures for the production of extended semen.
TL;DR: To address residual bacteria load in the sample, antimicrobials are commonly used in semen extenders intended to promote in vitro sperm longevity beyond that of a few hours.
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Capillary-loaded particle fluid dynamics: effect on estimation of sperm concentration
TL;DR: Assessment of chamber flow dynamics, flow uniformity, inflow cell velocity, and results of concentration measurements under different flow conditions for latex bead and porcine and human sperm suspensions provided further support that hemacytometry, when performed properly, remains the gold standard.
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Particle distribution in low-volume capillary-loaded chambers.
TL;DR: Differences between CASA results and hemacytometry are established, in large part, due to the Segre-Silberberg effect, which occurs during Poiseuille flow in high-gradient fluid flow in thin capillary-loaded slides.
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