Activity of testis angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) in ejaculated human spermatozoa

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 295-299

  Shibahara, H ^a   Kamata, M ^b   Hu, J ^b   Nakagawa, H ^b   Obara, H ^a   Kondoh, N ^c   Shima, H ^c   Sato, I ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BML   (Japan)

^c HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human sperm; Membrane protein; Sperm motility; Testis ACE

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ISOENZYME; TRITON X 100;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MEMBRANE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SOLUBILIZATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

CELL MEMBRANE; EJACULATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 0035569279     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2001.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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