The hormone progesterone rapidly activates intracellular signalling in human sperm, regulating key aspects of their physiology. An ion channel unique to the sperm tail seems to relay progesterone's signal. See Letters p.382 & p.387 See Clarification p.598
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Publicover, S., Barratt, C. Progesterone's gateway into sperm. Nature 471, 313–314 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/471313a
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