Epididymis cholesterol homeostasis and sperm fertilizing ability
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Epididymis cholesterol homeostasis and sperm fertilizing ability.
Cholesterol, being the starting point of steroid hormone synthesis, is a long known modulator of both female and male reproductive physiology especially at the level of the gonads and the impact cholesterol has on gametogenesis. Less is known about the effects cholesterol homeostasis may have on postgonadic reproductive functions. Lately, several data have been reported showing how imbalanced c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Andrology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1008-682X,1745-7262
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.64