A dihydropyridine-sensitive T-type Ca2+ current is the main Ca2+ current carrier in mouse primary spermatocytes

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 5 40-5, 1996, Pages

  Santi, Celia M ^b   Darszon, Alberto ^b   Hernández Cruz, Arturo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

calcium currents; germ cell physiology; patch clamp; spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029847170     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.271.5.c1583     Document Type: Article

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