Niemann–Pick type C2-mediated cholesterol sequestration induces capacitation-like sperm remodeling during reproductive tract transit in the blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus)

Veterinary World Volume 19, Issue 8

Aug 2026

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Niemann–Pick type C2-mediated cholesterol sequestration induces capacitation-like sperm remodeling during reproductive tract transit in the blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus)

Wattana Weerachatyanukul , Thanyaporn Senarai , Thitiporn Khongkha , Orawan Thongsum , Supawich Boonkua , Jirawat Saetan , Piyaporn Surinlert , Somluk Asuvapongpatana
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¹ Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.

² Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.

³ Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.

⁴ Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.

⁵ Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.

⁶ Division of Health and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand.

⁷ Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.

⁸ Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.

Corresponding Author: Piyaporn Surinlert and Somluk Asuvapongpatana (piyaporn.latte@gmail.com and somluk.asu@mahidol.ac.th)

Weerachatyanukul et al. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2026.3651-3667

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Niemann–Pick type C2-mediated cholesterol sequestration induces capacitation-like sperm remodeling during reproductive tract transit in the blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus)

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