The outer membrane of sperm cells was first described as a result of the work by a Mexican biotechnologist. One of the major discoveries in the development of a non-hormonal and reversible male contraceptive originated in Mexico. Alberto Darszon Israel, emeritus researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology of the Autonomous National University of Mexico (UNAM) was the first to describe the ion channels of the outer part of the sperm, which exchange chemicals that affect the sperm’s ability to move and fertilize.
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