Ejaculation is a synchronized cascade of events that has the ultimate goal of activating
sperm and enabling them to reach an egg for fertilization. The seminal plasma contains a …

Postcopulatory sexual selection (PCSS), comprised of sperm competition and cryptic female
choice, has emerged as a widespread evolutionary force among polyandrous animals …

Semen is a complex body fluid containing an admixture of spermatozoa suspended in
secretions from the testes and epididymis which are mixed at the time of ejaculation with …

Infertility has become a global health issue, with approximately 50% of infertility cases
generated by disorders in male reproduction. Spermatozoa are conveyed towards female …

During ejaculation, the spermatozoa are transported by the seminal plasma, a fluid resulting
from secretions originating mainly from the prostate and the seminal vesicles in mammals …

Exosomes are membranous nanovesicles of endocytic origin that carry and transfer
regulatory bioactive molecules and mediate intercellular communication between cells and …

The present study investigated the seminal plasma proteome of Holstein bulls with low (LF;
n= 6) and high (HF; n= 8) sperm freezability. The percentage of viable frozen-thawed sperm …

BACKGROUND Although the immune system intuitively must have an important role in
embryo implantation and in the achievement of a pregnancy, the molecular details have for …

Introduction: The development of precision medicine requires advanced technologies to
address the multifactorial disease stratification and to support personalized treatments …

Sperm are transcriptionally and translationally quiescent and, therefore, rely on the seminal
plasma microenvironment for function, survival and fertilization of the oocyte in the oviduct …