Critical role of CFTR in uterine bicarbonate secretion and the fertilizing capacity of sperm

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 250, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 106-113

  Chan, Hsiao Chang ^a   Shi, Qi Xian ^b   Zhou, Chen Xi ^a   Wang, Xiao Fei ^a   Xu, Wen Ming ^a   Chen, Wen Ying ^a,b   Chen, Ai Jun ^b   Ni, Ya ^b   Yuan, Yu Ying ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate; Capacitation; CFTR; Endometrium; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ANION; BICARBONATE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CYCLIC AMP; HYDROCARBON; ION CHANNEL; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEASUREMENT; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFECT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; UTERUS FUNCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SECRETION; SPERMATOZOON; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BICARBONATES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA; UTERUS;

EID: 33746554235     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2005.12.032     Document Type: Article

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