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Mariana F. Wolfner
Researcher at Cornell University
Publications - 251
Citations - 21378
Mariana F. Wolfner is an academic researcher from Cornell University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Drosophila melanogaster & Sperm. The author has an hindex of 74, co-authored 236 publications receiving 19345 citations. Previous affiliations of Mariana F. Wolfner include University of California, San Diego & Carnegie Institution for Science.
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Sex Peptide is Required for the Efficient Release of Stored Sperm in Mated Drosophila Females
TL;DR: It was found that while sperm accumulation into storage was unaffected, sperm depletion from storage sites was significantly decreased (or impaired) in the absence of SP, indicating a direct role for SP in the release of sperm from storage.
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Identification and function of proteolysis regulators in seminal fluid.
TL;DR: This review provides an overview of the identification of proteolysis regulators in the seminal fluid of humans and Drosophila melanogaster, the two species with the most comprehensively known seminal fluid proteomes and makes broad suggestions for the direction of future research.
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Drosophila seminal fluid proteins enter the circulatory system of the mated female fly by crossing the posterior vaginal wall
Oliver Lung,Mariana F. Wolfner +1 more
TL;DR: The ability of Acps to enter the female hemolymph correlates with their ability to cross the intima that lines the posterior vagina, and it is hypothesized that the ventral posterior vagina has higher permeability thus affording access to the female's circulatory system.
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Integrated 3D view of postmating responses by the Drosophila melanogaster female reproductive tract, obtained by micro-computed tomography scanning
TL;DR: High-resolution, multiscale micro-computed tomography scans of Drosophila provide the first 3D view of the in situ morphological changes that occur in a female insect’s reproductive tract during and after mating, and reveal how the reproductive organs temporally shift in concert within the confines of the abdomen.
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Drosophila seminal protein ovulin mediates ovulation through female octopamine neuronal signaling
TL;DR: It is shown that the Drosophila seminal protein ovulin induces females to ovulate by stimulating females' octopaminergic signaling, demonstrating that seminal proteins can alter reproductive physiology by modulating known female pathways regulating reproduction.