In Vitro Effect of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid on Bovine Spermatozoa Capacitation

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 478-486

  Ritta, M N ^a,b   Bas, D E ^a   Tartaglione, C M ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora   (Argentina)

^b INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bovine; Capacitation; Chlortetracycline; GABA; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ARECAIDINE; BICUCULLINE; CYCLIC AMP; MUSCIMOL; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CATION TRANSPORT; CATTLE; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY; SCATCHARD PLOT; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CYCLIC AMP; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MALE; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

BOVINAE;

EID: 1542376260     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20038     Document Type: Article

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