Importance of Bicarbonate to the Progesterone‐initiated Human Sperm Acrosome Reaction

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 266-271

  SABEUR, KHALIDA ^a   MEIZEL, STANLEY ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

acrosome reaction; Anion channel; bicarbonate; cAMP; sperm

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; BICARBONATE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; PROGESTERONE; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

4,4'-DIISOTHIOCYANOSTILBENE-2,2'-DISULFONIC ACID; ACROSOME; BICARBONATES; BUCLADESINE; HUMAN; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029024591     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.1995.tb00523.x     Document Type: Article

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