Effects of Ca-ATPase inhibitors on the intracellular calcium activity and motility of human spermatozoa

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 366-375

  Williams, K M ^a,b   Ford, W C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ca ATPase; Human sperm acrosome reaction; Intracellular calcium stores; SERCA inhibitors; Thapsigargin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (CALCIUM); CALCIUM; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; QUERCETIN; THAPSIGARGIN;

ACROSOME REACTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME REACTION; CALCIUM; CALCIUM-TRANSPORTING ATPASES; CELL SURVIVAL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; QUERCETIN; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; THAPSIGARGIN;

EID: 0347504937     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2003.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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