Evaluation of the effect of 17αOH-progesterone and 17β-oestradiol on human sperm ability to fuse with oocytes: Comparison and possible interference with the effect of progesterone

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 342-347

  Francavilla, F ^a   Romano, R ^a   Pandolfi, C ^a   Macerola, B ^a   Santucci, R ^a   Necozione, S ^a   Francavilla, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

17 OH progesterone; 17 oestradiol; Fertilization; Hamster egg penetration test; Sperm oocyte fusion; Spermatozoa; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HAMSTER;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SPERM CAPACITATION;

EID: 0346874454     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2003.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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