Biphasic elevation of [Ca2+](i) in individual human spermatozoa exposed to progesterone

Developmental Biology

Volumn 222, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 326-335

  Kirkman Brown, J C ^a   Bray, C ^a   Stewart, P M ^a   Barratt, C L R ^a,b   Publicover, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Calcium; Human spermatozoa; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PROGESTERONE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034660477     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9729     Document Type: Article

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