Epididymal Sperm Maturation in Bats with Prolonged Sperm Storage

Rodríguez-Tobón Ahiezer; León-Galván Miguel A.; Arenas-Ríos Edith

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Epididymal Sperm Maturation in Bats with Prolonged Sperm Storage

Rodríguez-Tobón Ahiezer, León-Galván Miguel A., Arenas-Ríos Edith

Published in Animal and Veterinary Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 1-1)

Received: 28 January 2015 Accepted: 6 February 2015 Published: 16 February 2015

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Abstract

Epididymal sperm maturation is the process through which sperm acquire the potential to fertilize the egg. For most mammals, studies report that this process is completed before the sperm enter the cauda region of the epididymis; however, in some bat species, such as the Mexican big-eared bat (Corynorhinus mexicanus), this does not occur, as the process does not end until the sperm are inside the cauda of the epididymis, and thus is associated with a long storage period.

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Epididymis, Epididymal Sperm Maturation, Prolonged Sperm Storage, Bats

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Postgraduate in Experimental Biology, Autonomous Metropolitan University–Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa, México
León-Galván Miguel A.

Department of Biology, Autonomous Metropolitan University–Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa, México
Arenas-Ríos Edith

Department of Biology of Reproduction, Autonomous Metropolitan University–Iztapalapa, Iztapalapa, México

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