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Transient exposure to calcium ionophore enables in vitro fertilization in sterile mouse models
15 Sept 2016
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian sperm acquire fertilizing capacity in the female tract in a process called capacitation. At the molecular level, capacitation requires protein kinase A activation, changes in membrane potential and an increase in intracellular calcium. Inhibition of these pathways results in loss of fertilizing ability in vivo and in vitro. We demonstrated that transient incubation of mouse sperm with Ca(2+) ionophore...
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