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Seminal vesicle secretory protein 7, PATE4, is not required for sperm function but for copulatory plug formation to ensure fecundity()

Seminal vesicle secretions (SVSs), together with spermatozoa, are ejaculated into the female reproductive tract. SVS7, also known as PATE4, is one of the major SVS proteins found in the seminal vesicle, copulatory plug, and uterine fluid after copulation. Here, we generated Pate4 knockout (−/−) mice...

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Autores principales: Noda, Taichi, Fujihara, Yoshitaka, Matsumura, Takafumi, Oura, Seiya, Kobayashi, Sumire, Ikawa, Masahito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6483057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30452524
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioy247