Pre-Treatment of Swine Oviductal Epithelial Cells with Progesterone Increases the Sperm Fertilizing Ability in an IVF Model

Pre-Treatment of Swine Oviductal Epithelial Cells with Progesterone Increases the Sperm Fertilizing Ability in an IVF Model

Mammalian spermatozoa are infertile immediately after ejaculation and need to undergo a functional modification, called capacitation, in order to acquire their fertilizing ability. Since oviductal epithelial cells (SOECs) and progesterone (P4) are two major modulators of capacitation, here we invest...

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Main Authors: Costanza Cimini, Fadl Moussa, Angela Taraschi, Marina Ramal-Sanchez, Alessia Colosimo, Giulia Capacchietti, Samia Mokh, Luca Valbonetti, Israiel Tagaram, Nicola Bernabò, Barbara Barboni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
progesterone
in vitro fertilization
spermatozoa
sperm capacitation
oviduct
oviductal epithelial cells
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/9/1191

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