Pharmacological Inactivation of CatSper Blocks Sperm Fertilizing Ability Independently of the Capacitation Status of the Cells: Implications for Non-hormonal Contraception

Cation channel of sperm (CatSper), the main sperm-specific Ca2+ channel, plays a key role in mammalian fertilization, and it is essential for male fertility, becoming an attractive target for contraception. Based on this, in the present work, we investigated the effects of CatSper inactivation on in...

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Main Authors: Ludmila Curci, Guillermo Carvajal, Valeria Sulzyk, Soledad Natalia Gonzalez, Patricia S. Cuasnicú
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Subjects:
egg
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.686461/full