Follicular fluid and human granulosa cell cultures: Influence on sperm kinetic parameters, hyperactivation, and acrosome reaction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 112-117

  Fabbri, Raffaella ^a   Porcu, Eleonora ^b   Lenzi, Andrea ^b   Gandini, Loredana ^b   Marsella, Tiziana ^b   Flamigni, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Follicular fluid; Granulosa cell cocultures; Human sperm; Hyperactivation

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; GROWTH FACTOR; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEROID;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KINETICS; MALE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VELOCITY;

EID: 0031951008     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)00421-4     Document Type: Article

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