The epic journey of sperm through the female reproductive tract

DJ Miller - Animal, 2018 - cambridge.org
Millions or billions of sperm are deposited by artificial insemination or natural mating into the
cow reproductive tract but only a few arrive at the site of fertilization and only one fertilizes an …

Mimicking physiological O2 tension in the female reproductive tract improves assisted reproduction outcomes in pig

S García-Martínez, MA Sánchez Hurtado… - MHR: Basic science …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract STUDY QUESTION Is O2 tension in the pig oviduct and uterus affected by the
estrous cycle stage and the animal's age, and can the outcome of in vitro embryo …

Lectin-binding specificity of the fertilization-relevant protein PDC-109 by means of surface plasmon resonance and carbohydrate recognition domain excision-mass …

S Defaus, M Avilés, D Andreu… - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Seminal plasma proteins are relevant for sperm functionality and some appear responsible
for establishing sperm interactions with the various environments along the female genital …

E-cadherin localization in oviduct and uterine horn of swamp buffalo during estrous cycle

P Tienthai - The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2018 - digital.car.chula.ac.th
The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the localization of epithelial
cadherin (E-cadherin) in the oviduct and uterine horn of swamp buffalo at the follicular and …

Characteristics of sperm binding to the mouse oviduct

K Doungkamchan - 2018 - ideals.illinois.edu
A wide variety of animals store sperm between mating and ovulation. The sperm reservoir
prolongs sperm lifespan and keeps sperm in a quiescent stage due to delayed capacitation …

The combinative effect of soluble suLeA glycan and specialized bovine semen extender, FSRD4+, on bull sperm quality

A Messer - 2018 - ideals.illinois.edu
Artificial insemination is an invaluable tool that has been adopted by the cattle industry,
primarily dairy, and continues to be a crucial reproductive technique. Likewise …