Abstract
It is well known that the characteristics of spermatozoa such as motility, transmembrane potential, agglutination type, decapacitation and capacitation specifically change within the male and female genital tracts. These features are generally thought to be regulated by two major endogenous factors, one of them being a protein and the other an unidentified, heat-stable, dialyzable component of low molecular weight [1, 18]. Furthermore, it has also been recognized that there are significant differences in the composition of electrolytes and amino acids in the seminal plasma, in the secretions of the male accessory glands, and in the oviduct and uterus. Interestingly, the most abundant amino acids in these tissue fluids are those which are known to function as neurotransmitters in the central nervous system (CNS).
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Boldizsár, H.K., Wekerle, L., Vén, E., Sarlós, P., Barna, J. (1992). Neurotransmitter Amino Acids as Modulators of Biological Processes of Spermatozoa. In: Erdö, S.L. (eds) GABA Outside the CNS. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76915-3_14
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