Phospholipid metabolism in boar spermatozoa and role of diacylglycerol species in the de novo formation of phosphatidylcholine

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-112

  Vazquez, Juan Maria ^a,b   Roldan, Eduardo R S ^a,c  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

arachidonic acid; boar; diacylglycerol; phospholipase A2; phospholipase C; phospholipids; spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHOLINE; DIACYLGLYCEROL; GLYCEROL; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PALMITIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; SPHINGOMYELIN;

ACYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEACYLATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHOLINE; DIGLYCERIDES; FATTY ACIDS; GLYCEROL; MALE; PALMITIC ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030903343     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199705)47:1<105::AID-MRD14>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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