Identification of the sperm-activating factor initiatorin, a prostatic endopeptidase of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.

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Male Bombyx mori has a trypsin-type protease, called initiatorin, in the secretion from the posterior segment of the ejaculatory duct that is thought to be involved in the acquisition of sperm motility, although this inference remains to be demonstrated. Here, we revised the experimental procedur...

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