Involvement of protein kinases in platelet activating factor-induced acrosome reaction of human spermatozoa

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 401-404

  Sengoku, K ^a   Tamate, K ^a   Takuma, N ^a   Takaoka, Y ^a   Yoshida, T ^a   Nishiwaki, K ^a   Ishikawa, M ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Human spermatozoa; Platelet activating factor; Protein kinase

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSOME; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030154704     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.6.401     Document Type: Article

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