New aspects of sperm physiology and sperm oocyte interactions
Peña, F. J
Recent aspects of sperm biology that readily impact on reproductive medicine and biotechnology are briefly overviewed in this paper. The new concept of reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis, and its implications on sperm functions, the heterogeneous nature of the ejaculate and the epigenetic information contained will be overviewed. Additionally, the concept of sperm senescence will be discussed as some aspects of sperm oocyte interaction.(AU)
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