Kinin-induced stimulation of bovine sperm motility and its relation to seminal plasma tissue kallikrein

Immunopharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 137-139

  Somlev, Boris ^a   Helili, Kamel ^a  

^a Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

bradykinin; kallikrein; kinin; sperm motility

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; KALLIKREIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; KALLIKREIN KININ SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0030175331     PISSN: 01623109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0162-3109(96)00029-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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