Reproduction Abstracts

Background: The sperm require energy-intensive motility to reach the female gamete for delivering the male genome. This energy is conserved by keeping the sperm quiescent in cauda epididymis before ejaculation, but the molecular mechanisms controlling this unique process remain an enigma. Cauda sperm produce H2O2, and we have attempted to study the redox regulation of sperm motility.Methods: Quiescent and motile sperm were collected...