Nitric oxide synthase inhibition in human sperm affects sperm-oocyte fusion but not zona pellucida binding

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 425-429

  Francavilla, F ^a   Santucci, R ^a   Macerola, B ^a   Ruvolo, G ^a   Romano, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Nitric oxide; Progesterone; Sperm; Sperm capacitation acrosome reaction

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ACROSOME; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

EID: 0033871519     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.2.425     Document Type: Article

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