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Steroid hormones and spermatozoa metabolism.

Hicks Jj, A. Rosado

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Steroid hormones and spermatozoa metabolism are reviewed. The main topics of discussion are: 1) content of sex steroids in the secretions o f the genital tract (in the male; in the female), 2) sex steroid binding by spermatozoa, 3) steroid transformation by spermatozoa, 4) modificatio n of spermatozoa metabolism by steroid hormones, 5) role of steroid hormones in sperm maturation in the male, and 6) effect of female secretions on spermatozoa metabolism.

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Key concepts: Steroid, Hormone, Sex hormone receptor, Steroid Metabolism, Steroid hormone, Metabolism, Biology, Sex steroid