New insights into possible causes of male infertility

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 38-46

  Fraser, Lynn R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine; cAMP; Capacitation; Decapacitation factor; FPP

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CYCLIC AMP; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDIDYMIS; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 0032863760     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.suppl_1.38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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