It has been reported that a team of researchers from University of Saskatchewan’s Gregg Adams has found that molecules found in semen and in nerve system are similar. According to the researchers, this particular molecule in female causes ovulation.

The molecule has been identified as ovulation-inducing factor (OIF) in female. The findings of the researchers have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Animals have the power to lay eggs through ovulation.

A study conducted in 2005, found that this particular molecule in semen of llamas. For quite long, researchers have been brooding over the roles played by proteins in the sex organs of male. It is known that the sex glands of male create fluids. However, the role played by protein in the fluid isn’t yet well understood.

Further research would be conducted to gauge as to what OIF role plays in females and in males. Mr. Adams, lead researcher, said, “To our surprise, it turns out they are the same molecule. Even more surprising is that the effects of NGF in the female were not recognized earlier, since it’s so abundant in seminal plasma”.