Timing of sperm capacitation appears to be programmed according to egg availability in the female genital tract

The time course of the level of A23187-induced acrosome reaction between human and rabbit spermatozoa was compared. It was extended in the former (a periodic ovulator) and short in the latter (an induced ovulator). This finding suggests that the capacitated state is programmed to maximize the prospe...

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Autores: Giojalas, Laura Cecilia, Rovasio, Roberto Americo, Fabro, Georgina, Gakamsky, Anna, Eisenbach, Michael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/57751
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/57751
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Acrosome Reaction
Capacitation
Chemotaxis
Egg Availability
Sperm Capacitation
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
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Sumario:The time course of the level of A23187-induced acrosome reaction between human and rabbit spermatozoa was compared. It was extended in the former (a periodic ovulator) and short in the latter (an induced ovulator). This finding suggests that the capacitated state is programmed to maximize the prospects that an ovulated egg will meet spermatozoa in the best functional state.