Effect of progesterone on bovine sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1408-1415

  Thérien, Isabelle ^a   Manjunath, Puttaswamy ^a  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Male reproductive tract; Progesterone; Sperm capacitation

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEPARIN; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PROGESTERONE; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN A1; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN A2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFUSION; EPIDIDYMIS; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPECIES; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHOLESTEROL; EJACULATION; EPIDIDYMIS; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEINS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0141795359     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.017855     Document Type: Article

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