Zinc ion flux during mammalian sperm capacitation

During sperm capacitation physiological changes occur that are required for fertilization. Here, the authors describe four sperm zinc signatures during invitro capacitation that are indicative of sperm quality and capacity to fertilize.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Karl Kerns, Michal Zigo, Erma Z. Drobnis, Miriam Sutovsky, Peter Sutovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04523-y