The modulation of sperm function by the oviductal epithelium

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1102-1104

  Smith, T Timothy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL ADHESION; CELL VIABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA;

ANIMALS; EPITHELIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031956353     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.5.1102     Document Type: Conference Paper

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