Inhibition of the acrosome reaction (AR) and fertilization capacity of mouse spermatozoa by norethisterone A-ring reduced metabolite (5α-NET)

Andrologia

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 135-142

  Hector F H ^a   Paola, D C ^a   De La Mora Gustavo, G ^a   Arturo, B G ^a   Ivone, C R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Fertilization; Mouse spermatozoa; Progestin

Indexed keywords

3BETA5ALPHA NORETHISTERONE; 5ALPHA NORETHISTERON; CALCIMYCIN; ESTRADIOL; NORETHISTERONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILIZATION;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NORETHINDRONE; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 33644663377     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2005.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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