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  • Horse Sperm Vitality Assay Kit (ELISA)
The Horse 4MID® KIT is the first ELISA assay that objectively validates semen quality by quantifying a protein biomarker called proAKAP4 in sperm samples (in ejaculate, chilled or frozen semen in extender or in isolated spermatozoa).
Product Specifications
Research Area Reproductive Biology
Reactive Species Horse
Target Horse proAKAP4
Tested Applications ELISA
Sample Types Semen
Assay Type Quantitative Assay
Physical Format 12 breakable Strips of 8-wells
Shipping Conditions Room Temperature
Storage Conditions 4 deg. C
Sensitivity 4 ng/mL
Assay Time 2h to 3h
Detection Method ELISA
Assay Range 0 to 150 ng
Materials Required (Not Provided) - 96-well microplate reader measuring absorbance at 450 nm - Horizontal orbital microplate shaker (300 rpm) - Vortex - Multichannel pipette of 300 μL - Pipettes of 20 μL, 200 μL and 1000 μL - Pipette tips - Polypropylene microtubes of 1.5 mL (for sample preparation) - One polypropylene tube of 15 mL (for R6 dilution) - Plastic reagent reservoirs - One glass bottle (for R2 dilution) - Scissors - Pen - Aluminum foil - Ultrapure or double deionized water
Product Contents R1 - Capture Antibody Coated Microplate of 96-wells (12 x 8-well strips) R2 - 1 Bottle of 10x Washing Buffer Solution (30 mL) R3 - 1 Bottle of 1x Dilution Buffer (30 mL) R4 - 7 Vials of Ready-to-Use Standard Solution (0.7 mL per vial) R5 - 1 Bottle of 1x Horse Spermatozoa Lysis Buffer (30 mL) R6 - 1 Vial of Detection Antibody (0.1 mL) R7 - 1 Bottle of Substrate Solution (11 mL) R8 - 1 Bottle 1x Stop Solution (6 mL) R9 - 1 Vial of Positive Control (0.7 mL) R10 - 2 Adhesive Plate Sealers R11 - User Manual Instructions
Regulatory Information RUO
Technical Notes From one to 88 samples can be run simultaneously or individually (12 breakable strips of 8 wells per 96 well microplate / per kit)
Application Testing Sperm Vitality in samples such as Ejaculates, semen in extenders and Isolated spermatozoa
Articles & Publications Dordas-Perpinya M, Yanez I, Catalan J, Eddarkaoui S, Delehedde M, Sergeant N, Bruyas JF, Briand-Amirat L, and Miró J (2022) ProAKAP4 concentrations in stallion and donkey: Comparison with kinetic parameters, motility and concentration. Reproduction in Domestic Animals. Vol. 57(1):61. https://doi.org/10.1111/rda.14052 Carracedo S, Briand-Amirat L, Dordas-Perpinyà M, Ramos Escuredo Y, Delcombel R, Sergeant N and Dele-hedde M (2022) ProAKAP4 protein marker: towards a functional approach to male fertility. Animal Reproduc-tion Science (in Press). Blommaert D, Sergeant N, Delehedde M, Donnay I, Lejeune JP, Franck T and Serteyn D (2021) First results about ProAKAP4 concentration in stallion semen after cryopreservation in two different freezing media. Cryobiology. Vol. 102:133-135. 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2021.07.009 Griffin R, Swegen A, Baker M, John Aitken R, A Skerrett-Byrne D, Silva Rodriguez A, E Martín-Cano F, Nixon B, J Peña F, Delehedde M, Sergeant N and Gibb Z (2020) Mass spectrometry reveals distinct proteomic profiles in high- and low-quality stallion spermatozoa. Reproduction. 160(5):695-707. Nixon B, Johnston SD, Skerrett-Byrne DA, Anderson AL, Stanger SJ, Bromfield EG, Martin JH, Hansbro PM and Dun MD (2019a) Modification of crocodile spermatozoa refutes the tenet that post-testicular sperm maturation is restricted to mammals. Mol Cell Proteomics. Vol. 18:59-76. Blommaert D, Sergeant N, Delehedde M, Jouy N, Mitchell V, Franck T, Donnay I, Lejeune JP and Serteyn D (2019) Expression, localization, and concentration of A-kinase anchor protein 4 (AKAP4) and its precursor (proAKAP4) in equine semen: promising marker correlated to the total and progressive motility in thawed spermatozoa. Theriogenology. Vol. 131:52-60. Sergeant N, Briand-Amirat L, Bencharif D and Delehedde M (2019) The sperm specific protein proAKAP4 as an innovative marker to evaluate sperm quality and fertility. Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences. Vol. 11:01-19. Blommaert D, Franck T, Lejeune JF, Selleslagh M, Jouy N, Sergeant N, Serteyn D and Delehedde M (2019) The Horse 4MID® Kit as a promising tool to compare different freezing media to preserve stallion semen. Rev. Bras. Reprod. Anim. Vol 43(2):585. Blommaert D, Sergeant N, Delehedde M, Franck T, Lejeune JP and Serteyn D (2018) Significant correlation between the proAKAP4 concentration and the total and progressive motility in stallion sperm after thawing. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. Vol. 66:43.

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Horse Sperm Vitality Assay Kit (ELISA)

  • Brand: 4BioDx
  • Product Code: 4BioDx-4VDX-18K3
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