Uneven distribution of desmosterol and docosahexaenoic acid in the heads and tails of monkey sperm

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1404-1411

  Connor, William E ^a   Lin, Don S ^a   Wolf, D P ^b,c   Alexander, M ^c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Membrane fluidity; Molecular species; Motility; Phospholipid; Polyunsaturation; Sterols; Unsaturation

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; DESMOSTEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; DESMOSTEROL; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SPERM HEAD; SPERM TAIL; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0031826166     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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