Detection of progesterone receptors in human spermatozoa and their correlation with morphological and functional properties

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 246-252

  Contreras, H R ^a,c   Llanos, M N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; HOS test; Human sperm; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; OXIME DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE 3 (O CARBOXYMETHYL)OXIME; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; GENOME; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STIMULATION;

ACROSOME REACTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CHROMATIN; HUMANS; MALE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0034913241     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2001.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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