The participation of extracellular vesicles in many cellular processes, including reproduction,
is unquestionable. Although currently, the tetraspanin proteins found in extracellular vesicles …

Loss of pregnancy can occur at many different stages of gestation and for a variety of causes
but clearly produces a negative impact for reproductive and economic performances of dairy …

Successful pregnancy requires an appropriate communication between the mother and the
embryo. Recently, exosomes and microvesicles, both membrane-bound extracellular …

The oviductal fluid is the first environment experienced by mammalian embryos at the very
beginning of life. However, it has long been believed that the oviductal environment was not …

The advent of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in animals and humans implies an extraordinary
change in the environment where the beginning of a new organism takes place. In mammals …

Progesterone (P4) from the corpus luteum is critical for the establishment and maintenance
of pregnancy and plays a major role in regulating endometrial secretions essential for …

Seminal plasma is a complex fluid produced by the accessory glands of the male
reproductive tract. Seminal plasma acts primarily as a transport medium for sperm on its …

The mammalian oviduct is the place where life begins as it is the site of fertilization and
preimplantation embryo development. Recent research has highlighted the important role …

The oviduct is the anatomical part of the female reproductive tract where the early
reproductive events take place, from gamete transport, fertilization and early embryo …

Mammalian oocytes are surrounded by an extracellular coat called the zona pellucida (ZP),
which, from an evolutionary point of view, is the most ancient of the coats that envelope …