Epididymal maturation affects calcium regulation in equine spermatozoa exposed to heparin and glucose

Theriogenology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 683-695

  Merkies, K ^a   Buhr, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epididymal maturation; Glucose; Glycosaminoglycans; Spermatozoa; Stallion

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM ION; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLUCOSE; HEPARIN; INDO 1;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HORSE; INTERNALIZATION; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GLUCOSE; HEPARIN; HOMEOSTASIS; HORSES; MALE; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; CAPUT; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0032005533     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(98)00018-1     Document Type: Article

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