Sperm Publications

Bahat A, Caplan SR, Eisenbach M (2012) Thermotaxis of Human Sperm Cells in Extraordinarily Shallow Temperature Gradients Over a Wide Range. PLoS ONE, 7(7):e41915
Armon L, Caplan SR, Eisenbach M, Friedrich BM (2012) Testing Human Sperm Chemotaxis: How to Detect Biased Motion in Population Assays. PLoS ONE, 7(3):e32909
Armon L, Eisenbach M (2011) Behavioral Mechanism During Human Sperm Chemotaxis: Involvement of Hyperactivation. PLoS ONE, 6(12):e28359
Bahat A, Eisenbach M. (2010) Human Sperm Thermotaxis is Mediated by Phospholipase c and Inositol Trisphosphate Receptor Ca²⁺ Channel. Biology of Reproduction, 82(3):606-616
Gakamsky A, Armon L, Eisenbach M. (2009) Behavioral Response of Human Spermatozoa to a Concentration Jump of Chemoattractants or Intracellular Cyclic Nucleotides. Human Reproduction, 24(5):1152-1163
Oren-Benaroya R, Orvieto R, Gakamsky A, Pinchasov M, Eisenbach M. (2008) The Sperm Chemoattractant Secreted From Human Cumulus Cells is Progesterone. Human Reproduction, 23(10):2339-2345
Gakamsky A, Schechtman E, Caplan SR, Eisenbach M. (2008) Analysis of Chemotaxis When the Fraction of Responsive Cells is Small - Application to Mammalian Sperm Guidance. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 52(5-6):481-487
Oren-Benaroya R, Kipnis J, Eisenbach M (2007) Phagocytosis of Human Post-Capacitated Spermatozoa by Macrophages. Human Reproduction, 22(11):2947-2955
Sun F, Bahat A, Gakamsky A, Girsh E, Katz N, Giojalas LC, Tur-Kaspa I, Eisenbach M (2005) Human Sperm Chemotaxis: Both the Oocyte and Its Surrounding Cumulus Cells Secrete Sperm Chemoattractants. Human Reproduction, 20(3):761-767
Bahat A, Eisenbach M, Tur-Kaspa I (2005) Periovulatory Increase in Temperature Difference Within the Rabbit Oviduct. Human Reproduction, 20(8):2118-2121
Giojalas LC, Rovasio RA, Fabro G, Gakamsky A, Eisenbach M (2004) Timing of Sperm Capacitation Appears to be Programmed According to Egg Availability in the Female Genital Tract. Fertility and Sterility, 82(1):247-249
Bahat A, Tur-Kaspa I, Gakamsky A, Giojalas LC, Breitbart H, Eisenbach M (2003) Thermotaxis of Mammalian Sperm Cells: a Potential Navigation Mechanism in the Female Genital Tract. Nature Medicine, 9(2):149-150
Eisenbach M (2003) Why Are Sperm Cells Phagocytosed by Leukocytes in the Female Genital Tract?. Medical Hypotheses, 60(4):590-592
Sun F, Giojalas LC, Rovasio RA, Tur-Kaspa I, Sanchez R, Eisenbach M (2003) Lack of Species-Specificity in Mammalian Sperm Chemotaxis. Developmental Biology, 255(2):423-427
Fabro G, Rovasio RA, Civalero S, Frenkel A, Caplan SR, Eisenbach M, Giojalas LC (2002) Chemotaxis of Capacitated Rabbit Spermatozoa to Follicular Fluid Revealed by a Novel Directionality-Based Assay. Biology of Reproduction, 67(5):1565-1571
Jaiswal BS, Tur-Kaspa I, Dor J, Mashiach S, Eisenbach M. (1999) Human Sperm Chemotaxis: is Progesterone a Chemoattractant?. Biology of Reproduction, 60(6):1314-1319
Jaiswal BS, Eisenbach M, Tur-Kaspa I (1999) Detection of Partial and Complete Acrosome Reaction in Human Spermatozoa: Which Inducers and Probes to Use?. Molecular Human Reproduction, 5(3):214-219
Jaiswal BS, Cohen-Dayag A, Tur-Kaspa I, Eisenbach M. (1998) Sperm Capacitation is, After All, a Prerequisite For Both Partial and Complete Acrosome Reaction. Febs Letters, 427(2):309-313
Cohen-Dayag A, Tur-Kaspa I, Dor J, Mashiach S, Eisenbach M. (1995) (1995) (1995) Sperm Capacitation in Humans is Transient and Correlates With Chemotactic Responsiveness to Follicular Factors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 92(24):11039-11043
Cohen-Dayag A, Ralt D, Tur-Kaspa I, Manor M, Makler A, Dor J, Mashiach S, Eisenbach M. (1994) (1994) (1994) Sequential Acquisition of Chemotactic Responsiveness by Human Spermatozoa. Biology of Reproduction, 50(4):786-790
Ralt D, Manor M, Cohen-Dayag A, Tur-Kaspa I, Ben-Shlomo I, Makler A, Yuli I, Dor J, Blumberg S, Mashiach S, Eisenbach M. (1994) (1994) (1994) Chemotaxis and Chemokinesis of Human Spermatozoa to Follicular Factors. Biology of Reproduction, 50(4):774-785
Zamir N, Riven-Kreitman R, Manor M, Makler A, Blumberg S, Ralt D, Eisenbach M. (1993) (1993) (1993) Atrial-Natriuretic-Peptide Attracts Human Spermatozoa in-Vitro. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 197(1):116-122
Ralt D, Goldenberg M, Fetterolf P, Thompson D, Dor J, Mashiach S, Garbers DL, Eisenbach M. (1991) Sperm Attraction to a Follicular Factor(s) Correlates With Human Egg Fertilizability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 88(7):2840-2844