Behavioral mechanisms of mammalian sperm guidance  

作　　者：Serafin Perez-Cerezales Sergii Boryshpolets Michael Eisenbach 

机构地区：[1]Department of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 7610001 Rehovot, Israel.

出　　处：《Asian Journal of Andrology》2015年第4期628-632,共5页亚洲男性学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：In mammals, sperm guidance in the oviduct appears essential for successful sperm arrival at the oocyte. Hitherto, three different potential sperm guidance mechanisms have been recognized： thermotaxis, rheotaxis, and chemotaxis, each of them using specific stimuli - a temperature gradient, fluid flow, and a chemoattractant gradient, respectively. Here, we review sperm behavioral in these mechanisms and indicate commonalities and differences between them.In mammals, sperm guidance in the oviduct appears essential for successful sperm arrival at the oocyte. Hitherto, three different potential sperm guidance mechanisms have been recognized： thermotaxis, rheotaxis, and chemotaxis, each of them using specific stimuli - a temperature gradient, fluid flow, and a chemoattractant gradient, respectively. Here, we review sperm behavioral in these mechanisms and indicate commonalities and differences between them.

关 键 词：CHEMOTAXIS RHEOTAXIS sperm behavior sperm motility THERMOTAXIS 

分 类 号：S852.2[农业科学—基础兽医学] F272.91[农业科学—兽医学]