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The possibility of determining the activity of sperm by means of spectra of scattered light was studied. A homodyne laser optical mixing spectrometer was used for the measurements. Solutions of bovine sperm were used as the test object. The activity of the sperm, determined from the motility of the spermatozoa, may be determined from the half-width of the spectrum of scattered light.
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Aref'ev, I.M., Es'kov, A.P. & Kozlov, G.G. Determination of activity of sperm by the light scattering method. Bull Exp Biol Med 85, 249–252 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00800142
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00800142