The transducing pathway of Ca2+ influx during progesterone-initiated acrosome reaction of guinea pig sperm

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 349-353

  Jia, Zhen Yu ^a   Yuan, Yu Ying ^a   Shi, Qi Xian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid (GABA); Acrosome reaction (AR); Ca2+; Channel; GABAa like receptor; Progesterone; Sperm

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; PROGESTERONE;

ACROSOME; ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GUINEA PIG; MALE; METABOLISM; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELLS, CULTURED; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031152084     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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