In vitro capacitating effect of gamma-aminobutyric acid in ram spermatozoa

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 964-968

  De Las Heras, Marcelo A ^a   Valcarcel, Alberto ^a   Perez, Leandro J ^a  

^a Centro de Investigaciones Reproductivas Perez Companc   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EXOCYTOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SHEEP; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ACROSOME; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BACLOFEN; CALCIMYCIN; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXOCYTOSIS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; MUSCIMOL; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PREGNANOLONE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SHEEP; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0030891596     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.4.964     Document Type: Article

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