Changes in lipids and membrane anisotropy in human spermatozoa during epididymal maturation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2720-2723

  Haidl, G ^a   Opper, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epididymal maturation; Fatty acids; Membrane anisotropy; Phospholipids; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; MEMBRANE LIPID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; SPHINGOMYELIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0031451736     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.12.2720     Document Type: Article

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