Steroidal sigma receptor ligands affect signaling pathways in human spermatozoa

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-63

  Schaefer, Michael ^a   Habenicht, Ursula F ^b   Bräutigam, Mathias ^b   Gudermann, Thomas ^a,c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium; Signal transducers; Sperm; Sperm capacitation acrosome reaction; Testes

Indexed keywords

SIGMA OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; DESENSITIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

EID: 0033935732     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.1.57     Document Type: Article

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