Progesterone Is a Sperm-Releasing Factor from the Sperm-Storage Tubules in Birds
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Progesterone is a sperm-releasing factor from the sperm-storage tubules in birds.
Because of the presence of sperm-storage tubules (SST) in the utero-vaginal junction (UVJ) in the oviduct, once ejaculated sperm have entered the female reproductive tract, they can survive for a prolonged time in domestic birds, although the specific mechanisms involved in the sperm uptake into, maintenance within, and controlled release from the SST remain to be elucidated. In this report, we...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endocrinology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0013-7227,1945-7170
DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-0237