Occurrence of GABA and GABA receptors in human spermatozoa

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 769-773

  Ritta, M N ^a   Calamera, J C ^b   Bas, D E ^a  

^a INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^b Laboratorio de Estudios en Reproduccion LER   (Argentina)

Author keywords

GABA; Hyperactivated motility; Specific binding; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; MUSCIMOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0031851012     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.8.769     Document Type: Article

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