Controls of Serm Motility

Claude Gagnon

PART I. Mammalian Spermatozoa: Structure and Assembly of the Tail. Beating Patterns of Mammalian Spermatozoa. Genetic Analysis of Sperm Motility. A New Theory on the Acquisition of Sperm Motility During Epididymal Transit. Interaction Between the Female Reproductive Tract and Spermatozoa. Capacitation, the Acrosome Reaction, and Motility in Mammalian Sperm. Mode of Action of Egg Peptides. Sperm Chemotaxis. Acquisition and Initiation of Sperm Motility. The Energetics of Fish Sperm Motility. The Bioenergetics of Mammalian Sperm Motility. Structural and Biochemical Activities of the Dynein ATPase. Protein-Carboxyl Methylation and Sperm Motility. Role of cAMP, Calcium and Protein Phosphorylation in Sperm Motility. Protease Involvement in Sperm Motility. Computerized Quantitation of Flagellar Motion in Mammalian Sperm. PART II. Semen Analysis and Sperm Washing Techniques. Motility Parameters and Fertility. Hyperactivated Motility of Human Spermatozoa During in vitro Capacitation and Implications for Fertility. Influence of Seminal Plasma Components on Sperm Motility. Clinical Management of Men with Disorders of Sperm Motility. The Effects of Pharmaceutical, Environmental and Occupational Agents on Sperm Motility. Index.