Specific loss of CatSper function is sufficient to compromise fertilizing capacity of human spermatozoa
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Specific loss of CatSper function is sufficient to compromise fertilizing capacity of human spermatozoa
STUDY QUESTION Are significant abnormalities of CatSper function present in IVF patients with normal sperm concentration and motility and if so what is their functional significance for fertilization success? SUMMARY ANSWER Sperm with a near absence of CatSper current failed to respond to activation of CatSper by progesterone and there was fertilization failure at IVF. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0268-1161,1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dev243