Saccharide-mediated interactions of boar sperm surface proteins with components of the porcine oviduct

Abstract

The role of boar seminal plasma proteins attached to the sperm plasma membrane during ejaculation has been studied in saccharide-mediated events in the female reproductive tract. Heparin-binding (Hep(+)) proteins (DQH sperm surface protein, and AQN and A

Keywords

• boar seminal plasma proteins
• saccharide-mediated events
• sperm oviductal reservoir
• carbohydrate-based interactions
• seminal plasma
• heparin-binding
• hyaluronan
• mannan