Glucose prevents the acquisition of the capacitated state in pig spermatozoa.
Rebeca SerranoSoraya Solar MálagaLauro González-FernándezMaria Gracia GervasiLuis Jesús García-MarínMaria Julia BragadoDavid Martín-HidalgoPublished in: Andrology (2024)
Our findings suggest that the metabolic substrates used to fuel pig sperm metabolism are important in achieving the capacitated status. The results of this work could be used to refine the capacitating medium employed in pig in vitro fertilization.