The human acrosome reaction is highly sensitive to inhibition by cyclodiene insecticides

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 571-575

  Turner, Kenneth O ^a   Syvanen, Michael ^a   Meizel, Stanley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlordane; Endosulfan; Fertilization; Sperm

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHLORDANE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; ENDOSULFAN; GLYCINE; INSECTICIDE; PROGESTERONE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; CHLORDAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOSULFAN; GLYCINE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; IONOMYCIN; IONOPHORES; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0031406572     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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