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Drosophila sperm carry a dietary sterol that increases offspring development
David Flores-Benítez, Anna Verena Taubenberger, Michał Grzybek…·Klaus Reinhardt
The paper shows that dietary sterols in Drosophila sperm improve offspring development and survival by providing a growth hormone precursor.
DOI 10.64898/2026.06.02.729550