Ion-channels in human sperm membrane and contraceptive mechanisms of male antifertility compounds derived from Chinese traditional medicine

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-30

  Shi, Yu Liang ^a   Bai, Jun Ping ^a   Wang, Wen Ping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal medicine; Ion channels; Lipid bilayers; Male antifertility agents; Spermatogenic cells; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; GOSSYPOL; ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII EXTRACT;

ACROSOME REACTION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; LIPID BILAYER; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PATCH CLAMP; PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER; REVIEW; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; GLYCOSIDES; GOSSYPIUM; GOSSYPOL; HUMANS; MALE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPERMATOGONIA; TRIPTERYGIUM;

EID: 0037235798     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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