Bicarbonate secretion by the female reproductive tract and its impact on sperm fertilizing capacity / 生理学报
Acta Physiologica Sinica
;
(6): 115-124, 2005.
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: wpr-334197
ABSTRACT
The luminal fluid environment of the female reproductive tract is considered critical for the sperm to undergo a series of molecular events leading to the final acquisition of their fertilizing capacity. It has been shown that the fluid in the female reproductive tract contains high content of HCO3- and it plays an important role in sperm functions including sperm motility, capacitation, hyperactivation and acrosome reaction. This review summarizes the effects of HCO3- on sperm functions occurring in the female reproductive tract and discusses the transport mechanisms involved in mediating uterine HCO3- secretion. New evidence is also presented to show possible cause of female infertility due to defective HCO3- transporting mechanism.
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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Physiologie
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Capacitation des spermatozoïdes
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Interaction sperme-ovule
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Utérus
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Hydrogénocarbonates
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Sécrétions corporelles
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Fécondation
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Métabolisme
Limites du sujet:
Animaux
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Acta Physiologica Sinica
Année:
2005
Type:
Article
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