Presence of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase in human sperm

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 702-708

  Buchman Shaked, Orit ^a,b   Kraiem, Zaki ^a,b   Gonen, Yael ^c   Goldman, Shlomit ^a  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Infertility; Oligo terato asthenospermia

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; ZYMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; OLIGOSPERMIA; REFERENCE VALUE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TIME; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; HUMAN; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; REFERENCE VALUES; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASES; HUMANS; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 2; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9;

EID: 0036708434     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2002.tb02313.x     Document Type: Article

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