γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) induces the acrosome reaction in human spermatozoa

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 677-683

  Shi, Qi Xian ^a   Yuan, Yu Ying ^a   Roldan, Eduardo R S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Calcium; GABA; Progesterone; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; EGTAZIC ACID; LANTHANUM; PROGESTERONE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HAMSTER; HUMAN; KINETICS; MALE; MOUSE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ACROSOME; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRICETINAE; CULTURE MEDIA; EGTAZIC ACID; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; KINETICS; LANTHANUM; MALE; MICE; OOCYTES; PROGESTERONE; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0031196791     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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