pH regulation in mouse sperm: Identification of Na+-, Cl--, and HCO-3-dependent and arylaminobenzoate-dependent regulatory mechanisms and characterization of their roles in sperm capacitation

Developmental Biology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 510-520

  Zeng, Yang ^a   Oberdorf, Jon A ^a   Florman, Harvey M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; CHLORIDE; EFENAMIC ACID; FLUFENAMIC ACID; NIGERICIN; SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PH; ION TRANSPORT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPERM;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030024773     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1996.0044     Document Type: Article

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