Tryptase inhibits motility of human spermatozoa mainly by activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 456-461

  Weidinger, S ^a   Mayerhofer, A ^b   Kunz, L ^b   Albrecht, M ^b   Sbornik, M ^a   Wunn, E ^a   Hollweck, R ^c   Ring, J ^a   Kohn, F M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

ERK1 2; Human spermatozoa; Mast cell; Motility; PAR 2; Tryptase

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; CALCIUM ION; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2; TRYPTASE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 14044250914     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh618     Document Type: Article

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