Mammalian spermatozoa are unique cells in many ways, and the acquisition of their main
function, ie fertilization capacity, is a multistep process starting in the male gonad and …

Spermatozoa interact with their immediate environment and this contact remodels the sperm
surface in preparation for fertilisation. These fundamental membrane changes will be …

Male fertility is the ability of sperm to fertilize the egg and sustain embryo development.
Several factors determine the fertilizing capacity of mammalian sperm, including those …

Seminal plasma contains a large protein component which has been implicated in the
function, transit and survival of spermatozoa within the female reproductive tract. However …

During ejaculation, the spermatozoa are transported by the seminal plasma, a fluid resulting
from secretions originating mainly from the prostate and the seminal vesicles in mammals …

In mammals, suppressor of cytokine signalling (CISH, SOCS1 to SOCS7) factors control
signalling pathways involved in the regulation of numerous physiological processes …

Bull fertility is an important economic trait in sustainable cattle production, as infertile or
subfertile bulls give rise to large economic losses. Current methods to assess bull fertility are …

Cholesterol is an essential component of the mammalian plasma membrane because it
promotes membrane stability without comprising membrane fluidity. Given this important …

Contents Seminal plasma (SP) is known to play an important role in mammalian fertilization.
However, the variability found in its composition among species, males and even fractions of …

Sperm are highly specialized compartmentalized cells, with unique compositional,
morphological and functional properties, including a plasma membrane that undergoes …