ReviewAnnual review of animal biosciences2024
Sperm in the Mammalian Female Reproductive Tract: Surfing Through the Tract to Try to Beat the Odds.
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- Cervical mucus proteomics approach for swamp buffalo secreted fertility biomarker identification.Journal of veterinary research · 2026Article
- From reservoir to rendezvous: the journey of sperm through the oviduct.Reproduction, fertility, and development · 2026Review
- Proteomic signatures of cervical mucus associated with fertility in Bali heifers (Veterinary world · 2026Article
- Sperm-female interactions in the pig oviduct, a key for insemination success?The Journal of reproduction and development · 2026Review
- Morphometric profiling and EphB2/B4 and ephrin-B1 membrane protein expression analysis in vesicular, bulbourethral, and preputial glands in mice.Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2026Article
- Sperm dynamics in the female reproductive tract and their role in regulating fertility.The Journal of reproduction and development · 2026Review
- The intersection of biology and advanced technologies defines the future of dairy reproductive management.JDS communications · 2025Review
- Cross-species insemination reveals mouse sperm ability to enter and cross the fish micropyle.eLife · 2025Article
- Effects of genotypes on sperm quality and fertility of buffalo bulls.Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2025Article
- Sperm Membrane Stability: In-Depth Analysis from Structural Basis to Functional Regulation.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Sperm navigation in humans: a concerted action of multiple means.Communications biology · 2025Review
- The Known and Unknown About Female Reproductive Tract Mucus Rheological Properties.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Electrical wave generation and spatial organization in uterine tissue.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2025Article
- Porcine sperm bind to an oviduct glycan coupled to glass surfaces as a model of sperm interaction with the oviduct.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Disruption of gamete fusion alters the sperm-egg ratio at gamete interaction.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Article
- Reproductive Tract Mucus May Influence the Sex of Offspring in Cattle: Study in Cows That Have Repeatedly Calved Single-Sex Offspring.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Pressing needs and recent advances to enhance production of embryos in vitro in cattle.Animal reproduction · 2024Article
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Abstract
Mammalian sperm are deposited in the vagina or the cervix/uterus at coitus or at artificial insemination, and the fertilizing sperm move through the female reproductive tract to the ampulla of the oviduct, the site of fertilization. But the destination of most sperm is not the oviduct. Most sperm are carried by retrograde fluid flow to the vagina, are phagocytosed, and/or do not pass barriers on the pathway to the oviduct. The sperm that reach the site of fertilization are the exceptions and winners of one of the most stringent selection processes in nature. This review discusses the challenges sperm encounter and how the few sperm that reach the site of fertilization overcome them. The sperm that reach the goal must navigate viscoelastic fluid, swim vigorously and cooperatively along the walls of the female tract, avoid the innate immune system, and respond to potential cues to direct their movement.
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