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Post-copulatory genetic matchmaking: HLA-dependent effects of cervical mucus on human sperm function

Several studies have demonstrated that women show pre-copulatory mating preferences for human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-dissimilar men. A fascinating, yet unexplored, possibility is that the ultimate mating bias towards HLA-dissimilar partners could occur after copulation, at the gamete level. Here, w...

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Autores principales: Jokiniemi, Annalaura, Magris, Martina, Ritari, Jarmo, Kuusipalo, Liisa, Lundgren, Tuulia, Partanen, Jukka, Kekäläinen, Jukka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7482290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32811307
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1682