ea0014s21.1 | Pheromones, odorant and taste receptors | ECE2007
Hatt Hanns
Fertilization is still one of the natures best-kept secrets. Despite a century of research we still lack a comprehensive understanding how mammalian sperm cells navigate inside the female body, locate, and finally fertilize the egg. More than a decade ago, the unexpected finding of olfactory receptor expression in human testicular tissue led to speculation about a potential role of these chemoreceptors in various aspects of mature sperm behavior, especially sperm chemota...