The epididymis is the organ in which sperm mature by developing the capacity for progressive motion and fertilizing ability. There is evidence that sperm quality in humans and other animals has diminished, in parallel with ...

Sperm maturation, as a process through which spermatozoa acquire the ability for motility activation and fertilization, is well-known for many groups of animals. This process takes place in a taxon-specific manner in ...

Motility acquisition during sperm maturation and passage through the epididymis is closely related to mitochondrial function and appears to occur in parallel with cytoplasmic droplet (CD) migration. However, such mechanism ...

It is clear at present that important maturation changes take place in spermatozoa in the epididymis, and that these changes confer on the sperm the ability to fertilize eggs. This process has been scarcely analyzed in the ...

The epididymal sperm transit time seems to have an important role in the process of sperm maturation, and it seems that alterations to the transit can harm the process. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the ...

The epididymal sperm transit time seems to have an important role in the process of sperm maturation, and it seems that alterations to the transit can harm the process. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the ...

This study determined the phases of sexual development of the male Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) based on an integrative analysis of testicular morphology, hormonal data and sperm parameters. Male gerbils were ...

Summary. Epididymal sperm maturation in the stallion was analysed using eight epididymides and deferent ducts from healthy animals. Samples were obtained in June‐July and October‐November (resting and breeding periods, ...

Optimal sperm quality is an important feature for management of shrimp broodstock. The understanding of the sperm quality in relation to age and weight of shrimp is useful to select male broodstock. To evaluate the effect ...