Chemotactic effect of hormones in mouse spermatozoa.
In an in vitro model, the number of mouse sperm cells migrating to wells containing adrenalin (0.001 mg/mL) and oxytocin (0.01 IU/mL) was significantly higher than the number migrating to control wells. This effect was interpreted as chemotaxis of spermatozoa. The presence of insulin in BWW medium decreased the concentration of spermatozoa in experimental migration in vitro.
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Department of Embryology and Medical Genetics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland.
D000818:Animals; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000502:physiology*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000502:physiology; D006728:Hormones / Q000502:physiology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000502:physiology; D010121:Oxytocin / Q000502:physiology; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000502:physiology*
D006728:Hormones; D007328:Insulin; D010121:Oxytocin; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine