Androgen-related sperm storage in oviduct of Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle in vivo during annual cycle

Long-term sperm storage in the female genital tract is essential for the appropriate timing of reproductive events in animals with asynchronous copulation and ovulation. However, the mechanism underlying the prolonged storage of spermatozoa is largely unexplored in turtles. In the present study, the...

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Main Authors: Liu, Tengfei, Chu, Xiaoya, Huang, Yufei, Yang, Ping, Li, Quanfu, Hu, Lisi, Chen, Hong, Chen, Qiusheng
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742787/