Maturation of human spermatozoa (from selected epididymides of prostatic carcinoma patients) with respect to their morphology and ability to undergo the acrosome reaction

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-213

  Yeung, C H ^a   Perez Sanchez F ^b   Soler, C ^b   Poser, D ^c   Kliesch, S ^d   Cooper, T G ^a  

^a INST OF REPRO MED OF THE UNIV   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium ionophore; Capacitation; Human epididymis; Hypo osmotic swelling; Sperm maturation

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; PEANUT AGGLUTININ;

ACROSOME REACTION; AGED; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SWELLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ACROSOME; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CALCIMYCIN; CELL SIZE; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMANS; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS; IONOPHORES; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030770471     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/3.3.205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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