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Hyperactivated stallion spermatozoa fail to exhibit a rheotaxis-like behaviour, unlike other species

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By Emer Sugrue, Jon Romero-Aguirregomezcorta, Lucía Martínez-Fresneda, David Newport
| Nature Verified
To navigate their way towards the site of fertilisation in the oviducts, sperm orientate and swim against a flow of mucus, a phenomenon known as rheotaxis4,7 and while doing so, are guided by the sensation of touch along the epithelial lining of the reproductive tract (thigmotaxis)12,13. Both rheotaxis and thigmotaxis have been shown in a number of species, with evidence suggesting that rheotaxis in particular, is a major factor in long distance sperm guidance4.
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