Whole-cell patch-clamp measurements of spermatozoa reveal an alkaline-activated Ca2+ channel

Nature

Volumn 439, Issue 7077, 2006, Pages 737-740

  Kirichok, Yuriy ^a   Navarro, Betsy ^a   Clapham, David E ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CALCIUM; POSITIVE IONS; PROTEINS;

ALKALINIZATION; SPERM CELLS; SPERMATOZOA; WHOLE-CELL PATCH-CLAMP MEASUREMENTS;

CELLS;

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CATSPER1 PROTEIN; ION CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS;

ALKALINIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAGELLUM; MALE FERTILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 29844448212     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature04417     Document Type: Article

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