New requirements for male fertility

Monday, April 26, 2010 - 22:31 in Biology & Nature

Two independent groups of researchers have identified distinct roles for two proteins in a family of proteins known as PLA2s as crucial for sperm function and fertility in mice. These data identify proteins that could underlie causes of human infertility and provide potential targets for the development of new contraceptive agents and new approaches to treating infertility.

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