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SUBMITTER: Unates DR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3948779 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Uñates Diego Rafael DR Guidobaldi Héctor Alejandro HA Gatica Laura Virginia LV Cubilla Marisa Angélica MA Teves María Eugenia ME Moreno Ayelén A Giojalas Laura Cecilia LC
PloS one 20140310 3
High step concentrations of progesterone may stimulate various sperm physiological processes, such as priming and the acrosome reaction. However, approaching the egg, spermatozoa face increasing concentrations of the hormone, as it is secreted by the cumulus cells and then passively diffuses along the cumulus matrix and beyond. In this context, several questions arise: are spermatozoa sensitive to the steroid gradients as they undergo priming and the acrosome reaction? If so, what are the functi ...[more]