Baylor College of Medicine: Novel Switch Protein 'Turns On' Sperm for Fertilization
June 06, 2020
June 06, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas, June 6 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release:
For a sperm produced in the testis of a man to fertilize a woman's egg, the sperm must first mature in a man's epididymis, a duct that helps to transport and store sperm. However, the exact mechanisms of this maturation process are not fully known. Now, an international team of researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and Osaka University has identified a chain of events that matures the s . . .
For a sperm produced in the testis of a man to fertilize a woman's egg, the sperm must first mature in a man's epididymis, a duct that helps to transport and store sperm. However, the exact mechanisms of this maturation process are not fully known. Now, an international team of researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and Osaka University has identified a chain of events that matures the s . . .