Proton secretion in the male reproductive tract: Involvement of Cl- independent HCO3/- transport

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 4 44-4, 1998, Pages

  Breton, Sylvie ^a,c   Hammar, Katherine ^b   Smith, Peter J S ^b   Brown, Dennis ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonic anhydrase II; Hydrogen adenosine 5' triphosphatase; Immunocytochemistry; Self referencing proton selective electrode

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE;

ACIDIFICATION; ACROSOME; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; RAT; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0031722644     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.275.4.c1134     Document Type: Article

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