Effect of seminal plasma on capacitation and hyperactivation in human spermatozoa

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2139-2146

  Mortimer, Sharon T ^a   Swan, M Anne ^a   Mortimer, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CASA; Decapacitation; Kinematics; Seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UTERUS FLUID;

EID: 0031712111     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.8.2139     Document Type: Article

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