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THE METABOLISM OF CARBOHYDRATES AND OTHER COMPOUNDS BY EPIDIDYMAL-LIKE BOVINE SPERMATOZOA

Summary.: The ability of bovine spermatozoa to metabolize carbohydrates and other compounds oxidatively has been studied, using spermatozoa free of the components of the seminal fluids. Only glucose, fructose, mannose and galactose of the hexoses were significantly oxidized by the spermatozoa.