Effect of bovine oviduct epithelial cell apical plasma membranes on sperm function assessed by a novel flow cytometric approach

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1125-1132

  Boilard, Mathieu ^a   Bailey, Janice ^a   Collin, Simon ^a   Dufour, Maurice ^a   Sirard, Marc André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female reproductive tract; Gamete biology; Oviduct; Sperm capacitation; Sperm motility and transport

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; INDO 1;

ANIMAL CELL; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CATTLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FERTILIZATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAMETE; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036786771     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod67.4.1125     Document Type: Article

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