The mammalian female reproductive tract interacts with sperm in various ways in order to
facilitate sperm migration to the egg while impeding migrations of pathogens into the tract, to …

Hyperactivation is a movement pattern observed in spermatozoa at the site and time of
fertilization in mammals. It may be critical to the success of fertilization, because it enhances …

The oviduct plays a vital role in ensuring successful fertilization and normal early embryonic
development. The male inseminates many thousands or even millions of sperm, but this …

Sperm reservoirs have been found in the oviducts of several species of mammals. In cattle,
the reservoir is formed by the binding of sperm to fucose-containing glycoconjugates on the …

Contents A reservoir of sperm in the initial segment of the oviduct has been found in several
species of domestic and laboratory mammals. Evidently, the reservoir serves to ensure …

Mammalian sperm migration within the complex and dynamic environment of the female
reproductive tract toward the fertilization site requires navigational mechanisms, through …

Using a digital videomicroscopic analysis system in the bovine, we showed that the
mechanisms of transport caused by ciliary beating are distinctly different in ampulla and …

In mammals, sperm ascension within the female reproductive tract involves a transient
adhesion to the caudal isthmus of the oviduct. Sperm adhesion to this specialized region …

Male reproductive gland proteins (mRGPs) impact the physiology and/or behavior of mated
females in a broad range of organisms. We sought to identify mRGPs of the yellow fever …

The sperm of eutherian mammals are held in a storage reservoir in the caudal segment of
the oviduct by binding to the mucosal epithelium. The reservoir serves to maintain the fertility …