Molecular insights into the divergence and diversity of post-testicular maturation strategies.
Mol Cell Endocrinol
; 517: 110955, 2020 11 01.
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ABSTRACT
Competition to achieve paternity has coerced the development of a multitude of male reproductive strategies. In one of the most well-studied examples, the spermatozoa of all mammalian species must undergo a series of physiological changes as they transit the male (epididymal maturation) and female (capacitation) reproductive tracts prior to realizing their potential to fertilize an ovum. However, the origin and adaptive advantage afforded by these intricate processes of post-testicular sperm maturation remain to be fully elucidated. Here, we review literature pertaining to the nature and the physiological role of epididymal maturation and subsequent capacitation in comparative vertebrate taxa including representative species from the avian, reptilian, and mammalian lineages. Such insights are discussed in terms of the framework they provide for helping to understand the evolutionary significance of post-testicular sperm maturation.
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Assunto principal:
Análise Mutacional de DNA
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Síndrome de Kallmann
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Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular
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Hipogonadismo
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Mutação
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Mol Cell Endocrinol
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article