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Genomic structure and tissue-specific expression of human and mouse genes encoding homologues of the major bovine seminal plasma proteins
4 Nov 2006
Abstract excerpt
Sperm capacitation is a maturation event that takes place in the female reproductive tract and is essential for fertilization. A family of phospholipid-binding proteins present in bovine seminal plasma (BSP proteins) binds the sperm membrane at ejaculation and promotes bovine sperm capacitation. Homologues of these proteins have also been isolated from boar, ram, goat, bison and stallion seminal fluid, suggesting...
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