Increase of intracellular calcium is not a cause of pentoxifylline- induced hyperactivated motility or acrosome reaction in human sperm

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 748-754

  Nassar, Ahmed ^a,b   Mahony, Mary ^a   Blackmore, Peter ^a   Morshedi, Mahmood ^a   Ozgur, Kemal ^a   Oehninger, Sergio ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TANTA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Calcium influx; Calcium influx inducing agents; Hyperactivated motility; Pentoxifylline; Progesterone; Thapsigargin

Indexed keywords

PENTOXIFYLLINE;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0031958246     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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