Inwardly rectifying K+ channels in spermatogenic cells: Functional expression and implication in sperm capacitation

Developmental Biology

Volumn 234, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 261-274

  Munoz Garay, Carlos ^a   De La Vega Beltrán, José L ^a   Delgado, Ricardo ^c   Labarca, Pedro ^c   Felix, Ricardo ^b   Darszon, Alberto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c Centro de Estudios Cientifico   (Chile)

Author keywords

Inward rectifier; K+ channel; Sperm acrosome reaction; Sperm capacitation; Spermatogenic cells

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXOCYTOSIS; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035371374     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2001.0196     Document Type: Article

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