Mammalian sperm interactions with the female reproductive tract

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 363, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 185-194

  Suarez, Susan S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervix; Fallopian tubes; Microfluidics; Oviduct; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SURFACE; CELL TRANSPORT; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; FLUID FLOW; MATING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVIDUCT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPERM; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS; VISCOELASTICITY; ZONA PELLUCIDA; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FALLOPIAN TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84952978493     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: 14320878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-015-2244-2     Document Type: Review

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