Sperm migration through the female genital tract is not a quiet journey. Uterine contractions
quickly operate a drastic selection, leading to a very restrictive number of sperm reaching …

Glycosylation is one of the most important post-translational modifications of proteins and
plays an essential role in spermatogenesis, maturation, extracellular quality control …

Background Subfertility decreases the efficiency of the cattle industry because artificial
insemination employs spermatozoa from a single bull to inseminate thousands of cows …

Simple Summary The efficiency of swine production measured as litter size influences the
profitability of the pig industry. Furthermore, sow fertility potential depends in part on the boar …

Although, it is known that spermatozoa harbor a variety of RNAs that may influence
embryonic development, little is understood about sperm transcriptomic differences in …

The porcine industry is of great importance worldwide, and so any technological innovation
in one or more of the associated production areas is of interest for meat production. Among …

Background The growing international movement legislating medical marijuana has brought
renewed interest to the role of marijuana smoking on fertility potential. Although studies have …

The journey that spermatozoa take following deposition in the female tract is a long and
perilous one. The barriers they face within the female tract differ depending on whether they …

Many aspects of primate sperm physiology and reproductive behavior have been influenced
by sexual selection, especially in taxa exposed to sperm competition where females mate …

Abstract Background Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the primary phytocannabinoid
responsible for the psychoactive properties of cannabis and is known to interact with the …