Internal pH of human spermatozoa: Effect of ions, human follicular fluid and progesterone

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 219-224

  Hamamah, Samir ^a   Magnoux, Emmanuelle ^a   Royere, Dominique ^a   Barthelemy, Claire ^a   Dacheux, Jean Louis ^b   Gatti, Jean Luc ^b  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Follicular fluid; Human; Internal pH; Progesterone; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ION; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PH; SPERMATOZOON;

ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONS; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030112701     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.4.219     Document Type: Article

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