Insulin growth factors may be implicated in human sperm capacitation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1064-1066

  Sánchez Luengo, Silvia ^a   Fernández, Pedro J ^a   Romeu, Alberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

EID: 17044375364     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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