A role for diacylglycerol in human sperm acrosomal exocytosis

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 317-326

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

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Diacylglycerol; Human spermatozoa; Phospholipase C; Phospholipase D

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; DIACYLGLYCEROL; IONOPHORE; LIPID; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PHOSPHOLIPASE D;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSOME; CALCIMYCIN; DIGLYCERIDES; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; IONOPHORES; LIPIDS; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PHOSPHOLIPASE D; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030132877     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.5.317     Document Type: Article

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