The use of microfluidic devices in studies of differential sperm chemotaxis

JA Penny, RA Lymbery, JP Evans, CDH Sherman… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Differential sperm chemotaxis describes differences among male–female pairings in
chemotactic responses of sperm to egg (or female)-derived chemical attractants. Microfluidic …

Role of ion channels in the maintenance of sperm motility and swimming behavior in a marine teleost

J Castro-Arnau, F Chauvigné, J Cerdà - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In oviparous marine fishes, the hyperosmotic induction of sperm motility in seawater (SW) is
well established, however, the potential function of ion channels in the maintenance of post …

Female reproductive fluid attracts more and better sperm: implications for within-ejaculate cryptic female choice

S Cattelan, A Devigili, M Santacà… - Biology …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mounting evidence shows that the female reproductive fluid (FRF) can differently affect
sperm performance of different males by biasing paternity share among competing males …

Developmental RNA-Seq transcriptomics of haploid germ cells and spermatozoa uncovers novel pathways associated with teleost spermiogenesis

J Castro-Arnau, F Chauvigné, J Gómez-Garrido… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In non-mammalian vertebrates, the molecular mechanisms involved in the transformation of
haploid germ cells (HGCs) into spermatozoa (spermiogenesis) are largely unknown. Here …

Sperm performance in the race for fertilization, the influence of female reproductive fluid

L Pinzoni, MB Rasotto… - Royal Society Open …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In studies of sperm competition, particularly in external fertilizers, the importance of the
fertilization environment on the paternity share among rival males often goes overlooked …

Sperm Preparation Techniques and Advanced Sperm Selection for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

S Ozkavukcu, G Hughes… - Textbook of Assisted …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Despite years of research, numerous questions persist regarding the most effective sperm
selection techniques. Frequently, new methods have gained popularity without thorough …

On the Origin and Evolution of Sperm Cells

HS Fisher, ERS Roldan, T Avidor-Reiss, M Rowe - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sperm cells have intrigued biologists since they were first observed nearly 350 years ago by
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek and Johan Ham. The discovery of these 'animalcules'(ie …

Improving Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) conservation and farming sustainability, through the gamete level

M Graziano - 2022 - ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk
This Ph. D. project focused on reproductive biology in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) with the
aim to address pure and applied questions about sperm form and function, fertilisation …