Behavioral mechanisms of mammalian sperm guidance
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Behavioral mechanisms of mammalian sperm guidance
In mammals, sperm guidance in the oviduct appears essential for successful sperm arrival at the oocyte. Hitherto, three different potential sperm guidance mechanisms have been recognized: thermotaxis, rheotaxis, and chemotaxis, each of them using specific stimuli - a temperature gradient, fluid flow, and a chemoattractant gradient, respectively. Here, we review sperm behavioral in these mechani...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Andrology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1008-682X
DOI: 10.4103/1008-682x.154308