Idiopathic infertility: Effect of palmitoylethanolamide (a homologue of anandamide) on hyperactivated sperm cell motility and Ca2+ influx

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 429-436

  Ambrosini, Annarina ^a   Zolese, Giovanna ^a,c   Ambrosi, Simona ^a   Bertoli, Enrico ^a   Mantero, Franco ^b   Boscaro, Marco ^a   Balercia, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Biochimica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fura 2 AM; Hyperactivated motility; Kinematic parameters

Indexed keywords

PALMIDROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; FURA-2; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PALMITIC ACIDS; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 18244400240     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.04141     Document Type: Article

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