Glutathione Peroxidase 5 Is Expressed by the Entire Pig Male Genital Tract and Once in the Seminal Plasma Contributes to Sperm Survival and In Vivo Fertility.

Glutathione peroxidase-5 (GPX5) is an H2O2-scavenging enzyme identified in boar seminal plasma (SP). This study attempted to clarify its origin and role on sperm survival and fertility after artificial insemination (AI). GPX5 was expressed (Western blot and immunocytochemistry using a rabbit primary...

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Main Authors: Isabel Barranco, Asta Tvarijonaviciute, Cristina Perez-Patiño, Alejandro Vicente-Carrillo, Inmaculada Parrilla, Jose J Ceron, Emilio A Martinez, Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez, Jordi Roca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5023184?pdf=render