An epididymis-specific carboxyl esterase CES5A is required for sperm capacitation and male fertility in the rat

Despite the fact that the phenomenon of capacitation was discovered over half century ago and much progress has been made in identifying sperm events involved in capacitation, few specific molecules of epididymal origin have been identified as being directly involved in this process in vivo . Previo...

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Main Authors: Yan-Fei Ru, Hai-Min Xue, Zi-Mei Ni, Dong Xia, Yu-Chuan Zhou, Yong-Lian Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-04-01
Series:Asian Journal of Andrology
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Online Access:http://www.ajandrology.com/article.asp?issn=1008-682X;year=2015;volume=17;issue=2;spage=292;epage=297;aulast=Ru