An individual’s diet appears to have a profound impact on the health of his/her offspring as recent studies indicate that offspring can inherit metabolic disorders from their fathers[1].However,it remains unclear wha...
supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2010CB833803);National Natural Science Foundation of China(40730212,30901093);Zhejiang Marine Biotechnology Innovation Team (2010R50029,2012R10029-14)
Proteases in male reproductive tract are considered to play key roles in fertilization processes.In contrast to mammals,there are limited data concerning crustacean sperm proteases.We previously identified a novel spe...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.39930020);State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigrapby(Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology,CAS)(Grant No.013106).
A new early angiosperm leaf species is reported from the Xinzhuang Formation in Wuhe County, Anhui Province. It is probably of Barremian or slightly later in geological age. The fossil leaf is small, no more than 0.6 ...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 19890380 and 39730240).
Nicotiana tabaccum ovule extracts induced nuclear reconstitution of demembranated Xenopus leavis sperm in a cell-free system. Demembranated Xenopus sperm began to swell after 15 min of incubation with Nicotiana ovule ...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 98700197).
Previous data showed that a Na+-transmem-brane flux was accompanied with acrosome reaction of sperm. However, the electrophysiological recording and characterization of Na+ current in human sperm membrane have not bee...
A monoclonal antibody (mAb), MSH27 has been selected from an mAb library which has been prepared with separated mouse sperm heads as antigens. Three aspects of evidence indicated that the MSH27 antigen was involved in...
MOST mammalian oocytes are arrested at the metaphase of second meiotic division (MⅡ) after maturation. The intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) in MⅡ eggs rises repetitively from basal level of 40...
Project supported by the Eighth-Five-Year Major Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences;National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Three kinds of microinsemination techniques are prevailing all over the world in recent years, i.e. (ⅰ) partial zona dissection (PZD); (ⅱ) subzonal insemination (SUZI), and (ⅲ) intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICS...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
Similar to other mammals, the giant panda sperms have to undergo capacitation andacrosome reaction (AR) before being able to fertilize the eggs. The sperm abilityundergoing acrosome reaction can be regarded as one of ...
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH, EC 1.1.1.27), widely existing in different tissues of various species of animals, catalyzes the reversible interconversion of lactate and pyruvate. In mammals and birds, it is a tetramer co...