Protein Kinase C activation during progesterone-stimulated acrosomal exocytosis in human spermatozoa

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 921-927

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

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ca2+ channels; Diacylglycerol; Fertilization; Membrane fusion; Phorbol ester

Indexed keywords

1-OLEOYL-2-ACETYLGLYCEROL; ALKALOID; BENZOPHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALPHOSTIN C; CHELERYTHRINE; DIACYLGLYCEROL; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLYCEROL 2 ACETATE 1 OLEATE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; NIFEDIPINE; PHENANTHRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ACROSOME; ALKALOIDS; BENZOPHENANTHRIDINES; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; DIGLYCERIDES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; NAPHTHALENES; NIFEDIPINE; PHENANTHRIDINES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN KINASE C; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 0030323489     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.12.921     Document Type: Article

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