Immunology

New immunology study findings recently were published by researchers at University of Padua

Published in Medical Device Business Week, February 7th, 2007

Research findings, "Identification of the mineralocorticoid receptor in human spermatozoa," are discussed in a new report. "Aldosterone seems to play a role in the regulation of the electrolyte content of sperm and in the motility of spermatozoa. The aim of the study was to evaluate the presence of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) in human ejaculated spermatozoa," researchers in Padua, Italy report.

"We have assayed MR on spermatozoa of freshly ejaculated sperm from healthy donors. The identification of MR was made by using immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence analyses, while MR mRNA expression was evaluated by real-time PCR assay. The immunohistochemical and...

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