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SUBMITTER: Umezu K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7463926 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Umezu Kohei K Kurata Shouhei S Takamori Hironori H Numabe Takashi T Hiradate Yuuki Y Hara Kenshiro K Tanemura Kentaro K
Cells 20200809 8
Although sperm head-to-head agglutination has been reported in many mammalian species, the biological significance of this unique sperm-sperm interaction remains largely unknown. Here, we aimed to examine the functional characteristics of agglutinated bovine sperm to determine the possible role of sperm agglutination in the fertilization process. We initially examined temporal changes to the degree of head-to-head agglutination in culture, and found that bovine sperm agglutinated despite the lac ...[more]