Are sperm capacitation and apoptosis the opposite ends of a continuum driven by oxidative stress?
This chapter explores the possibility that capacitation and apoptosis are linked processes joined by their common dependence on the continued generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). According to this model capacitation is initiated in spematozoa following their release into the female reproduct...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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| 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=4;spage=633;epage=639;aulast=Aitken |