Regulation of sperm storage and movement in the mammalian oviduct

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The oviduct plays a vital role in ensuring successful fertilization and normal early embryonic development. The male inseminates many thousands or even millions of sperm, but this alone does not ensure that fertilization will be successful. The female tract, particularly the oviduct, provides filters that select for normal vigorously motile sperm. In conjunction with molecules in the seminal plasma and on sperm,...

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