Mechanism of human sperm activation by extracellular ATP

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 6 39-6, 1996, Pages

  Foresta, Carlo ^b   Rossato, Marco ^b   Chiozzi, Paola ^b   Di Virgilio, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

fertilization; ion channels; purinergic receptors

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM ION; CHOLINE; ION CHANNEL; MEGLUMINE; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR; PURINE RECEPTOR; SODIUM ION;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; ION PERMEABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON;

EID: 0029743954     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.270.6.c1709     Document Type: Article

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