Taurine maintains and stimulates motility of hamster sperm during capacitation in vitro

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1979, Pages 123-128

  ny, Randall J ^a,b   Waxman, Lloyd ^a   Meizel, Stanley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; TAURINE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HAMSTER; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; EPINEPHRINE; HAMSTERS; IN VITRO; MALE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TAURINE;

EID: 0018526561     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: 1097010X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402100113     Document Type: Article

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