Prostaglandins induce calcium influx in human spermatozoa

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 555-561

  Shimizu, Yasufumi ^a   Yorimitsu, Ayumi ^a   Maruyama, Yoshinori ^a   Kubota, Toshiro ^a   Aso, Takeshi ^a   Bronson, Richard A ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Calcium channel; Progesterone; Prostaglandin; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; EGTAZIC ACID; ENDOTHELIN 1; FURA 2; NICARDIPINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON;

ACROSOME; ADULT; ALPROSTADIL; ANGIOTENSIN II; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BODY FLUIDS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CULTURE MEDIA; CYCLIC AMP; DIHYDROPYRIDINES; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; ION TRANSPORT; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; PROGESTERONE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS; SPERMATOZOA; VIRULENCE FACTORS, BORDETELLA;

EID: 0031745783     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.6.555     Document Type: Article

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