3D in situ imaging of female reproductive tract reveals molecular signatures of fertilizing spermatozoa in mice
Ded L, Hwang JY, Miki K, Shi HF, Chung JJ. 3D in situ imaging of female reproductive tract reveals molecular signatures of fertilizing spermatozoa in mice. ELife 2020, 9: e62043. PMID: 33078708, PMCID: PMC7707823, DOI: 10.7554/elife.62043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale reproductive tractFemale tractCalcium channel complexSitu molecular imagingReproductive tractMolecular insightsSuccessful fertilizationCatSper channelsMolecular signaturesSperm cellsSperm selectionChannel complexMouse spermatozoaFertilization siteSpermSperm migrationSpermatozoaMammalsPhosphorylationCatSper1ProteinSitu imagingAcrosomeUtero-tubal junctionSelection