Roy D., Levi K., Kiss V., Nevo R. & Eisenbach M. (2020) Rhodopsin and melanopsin coexist in mammalian sperm cells and activate different signaling pathways for thermotaxis. Scientific Reports, 10(1):112
Sperm Publications
- Boryshpolets S., Perez Cerezales S. & Eisenbach M. (2015) Behavioral mechanism of human sperm in thermotaxis: a role for hyperactivation. Human Reproduction, 30(4):884-892
- Perez Cerezales C. S., Boryshpolets S., Afanzar O., Brandis A., Nevo R., Kiss V. & Eisenbach M. (2015) Involvement of opsins in mammalian sperm thermotaxis. Scientific Reports, 5:16146
- Armon L., Ben-Ami I., Ron-El R. & Eisenbach M. (2014) Human oocyte-derived sperm chemoattractant is a hydrophobic molecule associated with a carrier protein. Fertility and Sterility, 102(3):885-890
- Armon L., Caplan S. R., Eisenbach M. & Friedrich B. M. (2012) Testing Human Sperm Chemotaxis: How to Detect Biased Motion in Population Assays. PLoS ONE, 7(3):
- Bahat A., Caplan S. R. & Eisenbach M. (2012) Thermotaxis of Human Sperm Cells in Extraordinarily Shallow Temperature Gradients Over a Wide Range. PLoS ONE, 7(7):
- 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
- Gakamsky A., Schechtman E., Caplan S. R. & 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(6-May):481-487
- 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
- Oren-Benaroya R., Kipnis J. & Eisenbach M. (2007) Phagocytosis of human post-capacitated spermatozoa by macrophages. Human Reproduction, 22(11):2947-2955
- Bahat A., Eisenbach M. & Tur-Kaspa I. (2005) Periovulatory increase in temperature difference within the rabbit oviduct. Human Reproduction, 20(8):2118-2121
- Sun F., Bahat A., Gakamsky A., Girsh E., Katz N., Giojalas L., 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
- Giojalas L., Rovasio R., 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 L., 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
- Sun F., Giojalas L., Rovasio R., Tur-Kaspa I., Sanchez R. & Eisenbach M. (2003) Lack of species-specificity in mammalian sperm chemotaxis. Developmental Biology, 255(2):423-427
- Eisenbach M. (2003) Why are sperm cells phagocytosed by leukocytes in the female genital tract?. Medical Hypotheses, 60(4):590-592
- Fabro G., Rovasio R., Civalero S., Frenkel A., Caplan S., Eisenbach M. & Giojalas L. (2002) Chemotaxis of capacitated rabbit spermatozoa to follicular fluid revealed by a novel directionality-based assay. Biology of Reproduction, 67(5):1565-1571
- Jaiswal B., 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 B., 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 B., 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
- Cohendayag A., Turkaspa I., Dor J., Mashiach S. & Eisenbach M. (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
- Ralt D., Manor M., Cohendayag A., Turkaspa I., Benshlomo I., Makler A., Yuli I., Dor J., Blumberg S., Mashiach S. & Eisenbach M. (1994) Chemotaxis and Chemokinesis of Human Spermatozoa to Follicular Factors. Biology of Reproduction, 50(4):774-785
- Cohendayag A., Ralt D., Turkaspa I., Manor M., Makler A., Dor J., Mashiach S. & Eisenbach M. (1994) Sequential Acquisition of Chemotactic Responsiveness by Human Spermatozoa. Biology of Reproduction, 50(4):786-790
- Zamir N., Rivenkreitman R., Manor M., Makler A., Blumberg S., Ralt D. & Eisenbach M. (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 D. & 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