Influence of porcine follicular fluid on the fertilizing capacity of human spermatozoa.
The results of this study indicate that there are factors present in porcine FF that affect human sperm fertilizing potential. It appears that fluid from developmentally mature follicles stimulate sperm, whereas fluid from immature follicles can inhibit sperm. These findings also demonstrate that human sperm is influenced by factors present in nonhuman FF.
Siegel
M S
MS
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Graczykowski
J W
JW
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000502:physiology*; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013084:Sperm-Ovum Interactions; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology*; D013552:Swine