Mammalian sperm capacitation and fertilization in vitro: a critique of methodology
Mammalian sperm capacitation and fertilization in vitro: a critique of methodology
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哺乳动物精子获能和体外受精:对方法论的批判
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10.1002/mrd.1120010210
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发表时间:
1978
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B. Rogers
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作者:
B. Rogers
Capacitation is a process that occurs in mammalian spermatozoa after they have been ejaculated and before they acquire the ability to fertilize eggs. This process was first recognized in 1951 and numerous reviews have been written in the intervening years by Austin and Chang, the discoverers, and by others [Austin, 1967, 1968, 1970; Cliang 1959; Brackett, 1970, 197 1; Bedford, 1970, 1972; Srivastava and Williams, 1970; Williams, 1972; McRorie and Williams, 1974; Barros, 1974; Zaneveld, 1975; Gwatkin, 19761. The field of capacitation and fertilization in vitro has been hampered by the inability of new investigators to reproduce some of the classical experiments which have become part of the dogma. This review is an evaluation of the state of the art with an emphasis on methodology and reproducibility. A plethora of new developments and reviews have appeared since Bedford’s excellent review in 1970. At that time, successful in vitro capacitation and fertilization in a single system had been achieved only in hamster (1963), mouse (1969), human (1969), and Chinese hamster (1969). At present this has been demonstrated in seven other species; guinea pig (1972), Mongolian gerbil (1973), monkey (1973), rat (1974), rabbit (1975), dog (1976), and cat (1977). Each species in which capacitation and fertilization in vitro has been achieved will be reviewed. Papers included are not all inclusive of work done using a particular in vitro system but have been selected to demonstrate advances in methodology and provide possible clarification of the important parameters of capacitation and fertilization in vitro.