期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 28 (2)
The maturation of sperms is dependent on the coordinated interactions between sperm and the unique epididymal luminal milieu, which is characterized b......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 28 (8)
A successful pregnancy is a complicated process that builds upon two aspects of the maternal immune system that need to be balanced. As one of the ind......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 28 (3)
Changes in cell phenotype are thought to occur through the expression of groups of co-regulated genes within topologically associated domains (TADs). ......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 28 (4)
About 8 out of 10 human embryos obtained in vitro harbour chromosomal abnormalities of either meiotic or mitotic origin. Abnormalities of mitotic orig......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 29 (9)
Vasectomy is a widely used surgical technique creating an obstructive azoospermia. Although sperm cannot be ejaculated, the testis maintains sperm pro......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 28 (8)
Sperm are guided through the female reproductive tract. A temperature difference of about 2 degrees C exists between the storage site and fertilizatio......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 29 (9)
As the placenta develops across gestation, the mitochondria and other organelles like the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) must continue to adapt to stresso......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 28 (12)
The epididymal lumen is an immunologically distinct environment. It maintains tolerance for the naturally antigenic spermatozoa to allow their maturat......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 28 (3)
Mammalian sperm capacitation is a prerequisite for successful fertilization. Capacitation involves biochemical and physiological modifications of sper......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 28 (4)
Proper assembly of the synaptonemal complex is essential for successful meiosis, and impairments in the process lead to infertility. Meiotic transvers......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 28 (7)
A distinct age-related alteration in the uterine environment has recently been identified as a prevalent cause of the reproductive decline in older fe......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 28 (8)
Teratozoospermia is a common factor associated with male infertility. However, teratozoospermia characterized by bubble-shaped acrosomes (BSAs) has no......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 28 (10)
Follicles are the functional unit of the ovary and several methods have been developed to grow follicles ex vivo, which recapitulate key events of oog......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 29 (9)
During ejaculation, cauda epididymal spermatozoa are suspended in a protein-rich solution of seminal plasma, which is composed of proteins mostly secr......
期刊: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 2022; 28 (11)
COVID-19 exerts systemic effects that can compromise various organs and systems. Although retrospective and in silico studies and prospective prelimin......