Role for Ca2+ channels in the signal transduction pathway leading to acrosomal exocytosis in human spermatozoa

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 204-211

  O'Toole, Christine M B ^a   Roldan, Eduardo R S ^b   Fraser, Lynn R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Human Spermatozoa; Monensin; Na+; Nifedipine; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; DIACYLGLYCEROL; MONENSIN; NIFEDIPINE; PROGESTERONE; SODIUM ION; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACROSOME; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0029657788     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199610)45:2<204::AID-MRD13>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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