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Role of the ionic environment and internal pH on sperm activity
1 Dec 1998
Abstract excerpt
In most species, once formed in the testis, spermatozoa are bathed in a fluid where they remained immobile and with a very low level of metabolism. This immotile status is understandable in view of the need to preserve the sperm energy reserve and to decrease the risk of alteration to membranes, internal structures and biochemical compounds by endogenous oxidizing agents produced by mitochondrial activity. This...
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