Amin Golpour

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Researcher at Chinese Academy of Sciences

The present study aimed to evaluate cryo-injury during the cryopreservation process in sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) sperm, focusing on ultrastructural characteristics. Post-thaw sperm quality parameters, including total motility rate, curvilinear velocity (VCL), linearity (LIN), plasma membrane integrity, antioxidant status, DNA damage, and fine ul...

The aim of this study was to evaluate seasonal testicular development in the cultured sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus. During annual sexual cycle of male sterlet, stages of gonad maturity were examined using histology and ultrasonography approaches. The histology identified males at different stages of maturity among fish sampled monthly. According to...

The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 technology has been widely utilized for knocking out genes involved in various biological processes in zebrafish. Despite this technology is efficient for generating different mutations, one of the main drawbacks is low survival rate during embryogenesis when knocking out s...

Influence of in vitro temperature on sperm antioxidant enzyme activity, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) content and motility parameters was evaluated in sterlet Acipenser ruthenus and rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Sperm activation was conducted at 4, 14 and 24 °C in both species. Duration of motility was significantly longer at...

Testis development and ultrastructure of spermatogenic cells and spermatozoa of burbot Lota lota, a commercially important cold freshwater fish, were studied by light and transmission electron microscopy. Spermatogonia, spermatocytes, spermatids, and spermatozoa are distributed along the seminiferous tubules. Electron-dense bodies appear in germ ce...

The CRISPR/Cas9 technology has been widely utilized for knocking out genes involved in various biological processes in zebrafish. Despite this technology is efficient for generating different mutations, one of the main drawbacks is low survival rates during embryogenesis when knocking out some embryonic lethal genes. To overcome this problem, we de...

The age of fish can affect reproductive performance in relation to the gamete quality and productivity which might be expected to be changed in older individuals. The consideration can be important in artificial propagation in relation to the selection of broodstock. We determined the age-related changes in male and female reproductive characterist...

Eggs of sterlet are discharged outside into ambient aquatic environment where egg activation and fertilization occur. Effects of different activation media including freshwater and clay suspension on protein abundances of egg were quantified in sterlet Acipenser ruthenus. In-gel digestion and high resolution mass spectrometry were used for label-fr...

Calcium plays a variety of vital regulatory functions in many physiological and biochemical events in the cell. The aim of this study was to describe the ultrastructural distribution of calcium during different developmental stages of spermatogenesis in a model organism, the zebrafish (Danio rerio), using a combined oxalate-pyroantimonate technique...

In fish, sperm quality is frequently associated with sperm motility variables. The response of sperm motility to different temperatures varies among species and plasma membrane lipid composition may contribute to variations in findings in previous research. In the present study, sperm motility and lipid composition were analysed between motile or i...

Motility is a key factor in function of the spermatozoon and determines semen quality and fertilizing capacity. Effective motility occurs when sperm is diluted in a swimming solution, the adequacy of which is determined by factors varying according to fish species. Spermatozoon motility rate and velocity, as well as duration of the motility period,...

Calcium regulates many intracellular events such as growth and differentiation during different stages of gamete development. The aim of this study was to localize and quantify the intracellular distribution of calcium during different developmental stages of spermatogenesis in sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus , using a combined oxalate–pyroantimonate t...

The aim of this study was to investigate effects of two dietary medicinal herbs, Rose hip (Rosa canina) and Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) supplementation on growth performance, haematological, biochemical parameters and innate immune response of in juvenile beluga, Huso huso. Fish (26.3 ± 0.4 g) were allocated into 15 tanks (20 fish per tank) an...

Interest in reproductively sterile fish in aquaculture has prompted research into their production. Several methods are available for inducing sterility and optimizing its application in the global fishery industry. Sterilization can potentially be accomplished through irradiation, surgery, or chemical and hormonal treatment. Alternative approaches...

The effect of temperature on Cyprinus carpio spermatozoa in vitro was investigated with spermatozoa activated at 4, 14, and 24 °C. At 30 s post-activation, motility rate was significantly higher at 4 °C compared to 14 and 24 °C, whereas highest swimming velocity was observed at 14 °C. The thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) content was s...

The egg structure of sturgeon is complex, with multiple micropyles and an envelope structure different from that of teleosts and other fish groups. In the sturgeon, an adhesive layer in the follicular epithelium is responsible for the egg adhesiveness. This is a problem for artificial reproduction of many fish species, including sturgeon, when a la...

The conservation of sturgeons is of critical importance, and optimization of long-term storage is crucial to cell survival. This study aimed to examine the viability rates of several variations of sturgeon testicular cells storage at -80 °C for purpose of a short-term storage in a deep freezer or shipment on dried ice. Testes extracted from three i...

Calcium plays prominent roles in regulating a broad range of physiological events in reproduction. The aim of this study was to describe the subcellular distribution of calcium deposits during stages of oogenesis in zebrafish using a combined oxalate-pyroantimonate technique. The oocyte development of zebrafish was categorized into four stages: pri...

The aim of current research was to determine hematological and biochemical parameters of captured kutum with gill net and beach seine. A total of 16 matured kutums were used for blood sampling from each device. The result showed significant differences in white blood cells, red blood cell, mean corpuscle volume, Ca2+, Cl−, and cholesterol between g...

Reproductive cycle in female and male Caspian brown trout (Salmo trutta caspius) was investigated by sampling blood plasma and gonadal tissue from 4-year-old fish. The reproductive cycles of both female and male Caspian brown trout are characterised by distinct variations in gonadal size and developmental stage and these are associated with changes...

The objective of this study was to assay the effectiveness injection of different hormones such as ovaprim, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and carp pituitary gland (cPG) on spermatological parameters and seminal plasma composition of cultured and wild carp. At the dosage tested, motility duration, percentage of motile spermatozoa, spermatocrit...

The sperm motility characteristics (percentage of motile spermatozoa and duration of motility) and sperm production (spermatocrit, milt volume and sperm concentration) were measured in order to compare the milt quality between cultured and wild stocks of Caspian brown trout, Salmo trutta caspius. Our results showed that cultured brooders produce mo...

To investigate the role of sex steroids of the seminal fluid on sperm quality, the relationships between sex steroids and milt quality parameters (sperm motility and sperm production) were investigated in the Persian sturgeon. The seminal fluid levels of 17α,20β,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (20βs), and 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) had positive rela...

Understanding of the stress responses in fish may help to improve management, production, and animal welfare. To determine the threshold levels of stress responses in Persian sturgeon, Acipenser persicus, the main indicators of stress (cortisol and glucose) were measured during surgery operation. For this purpose, five blood samples were collected...

The purpose of the present study was to analyze changes of ovarian fluid, seminal plasmacompositions, also sperm production characteristics (spermatocrit, sperm density and sperm volume)and sperm motility traits (sperm movement duration and percentage of motile spermatozoa) duringspawning season (February to May) in koi, Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus,...

The effects of the composition of ceolomic fluid and sperm function are not well understood inteleostean fish species. The aim of the present study was to determine the concentration of the majorinorganic ions (Na+, K+, Ca2++, Mg2+, Cl-), organic composition (glucose and total protein) and pH ofovarian fluid in Prussian carp Carassius gibelio (Bloc...

The objectives of the present study were to determine the relationships between chemicalscompositions of seminal plasma with sperm motility traits in Prussian carp, Carassius gibelio (Bloch,1782). There were significant positive correlations between sperm movment duration and Ca+2 of semen.Also, a significant positive relationship was found between...