γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) A and B receptors mediate the stimulatory effects of GABA on the human sperm acrosome reaction: Interaction with progesterone

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 930-936

  Calogero, Aldo E ^a   Burrello, Nunziatina ^a   Ferrara, Emanuela ^a   Hall, Jenny ^b   Fishel, Simon ^c   D'Agata, Rosario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Bicuculline; Chloride channel; GABA; Muscimol; Picrotoxin; Progesterone; Saclofen

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; MUSCIMOL; PROGESTERONE; SACLOFEN;

ACROSOME; ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCIMOL; PICROTOXIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B;

EID: 0032968326     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(99)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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