Carboxylesterases moonlight in the male reproductive tract a functional shift pivotal for male fertility
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Carboxylesterases moonlight in the male reproductive tract: a functional shift pivotal for male fertility.
This essay addresses the carboxylesterase redundancy in the male reproductive tract seemingly conserved across phyla. Evidence is provided which suggests that carboxylesterases are recruited by the male reproductive system in certain animal groups. These provide advantageous metabolic capabilities to sperm protection, sperm maturation, and sperm use. Rather than an archival record of the availa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Bioscience
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1093-9946,1093-4715
DOI: 10.2741/a567