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Thermotaxis of mammalian sperm cells: A potential navigation mechanism in the female genital tract

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Figure 1: Thermotactic responses of rabbit spermatozoa.

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  1. Department of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel

    Anat Bahat, Anna Gakamsky & Michael Eisenbach

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, In-vitro Fertilization Unit, Barzilai Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Ashkelon, Israel

    Ilan Tur-Kaspa

  3. Laboratory of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, and Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Argentina

    Laura C. Giojalas

  4. Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel

    Haim Breitbart

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Bahat, A., Tur-Kaspa, I., Gakamsky, A. et al. Thermotaxis of mammalian sperm cells: A potential navigation mechanism in the female genital tract. Nat Med 9, 149–150 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0203-149

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