Sperm nitric oxide and motility: The effects of nitric oxide synthase stimulation and inhibition

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 755-762

  Donnelly, Eilish T ^a   Lewis, Sheena E M ^a   Thompson, William ^a   Chakravarthy, Usha ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human spermatozoa; Iso NO probe; Nitric oxide; NOS inhibitors

Indexed keywords

CALCIMYCIN; COLORING AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; IONOPHORE; METHYLENE BLUE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

CALCIMYCIN; COLORING AGENTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; IONOPHORES; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0031230286     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.9.755     Document Type: Article

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