Analysis of the effect of mitric oxide synthase inhibition on mouse sperm employing a modified staining method for assessment of the acrosome reaction

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 692-698

  Viggiano, J Marcelo ^a   Herrero, M Belén ^a   Martínez, Silvina P ^a   De Gimeno, Martha F ^a  

^a Centre de Estudios Farmacologicos y Botanicos   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; EOSIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; STAINING;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLUORESCENT DYES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SPERMATOZOA; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030470757     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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