Control of glycolysis in mature boar spermatozoa: Effect of pH in vitro

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-324

  Jones, A R ^a   Connor, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GLYCOLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SWINE;

ANIMALS; GLUCOSE; GLYCOLYSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PHOSPHOFRUCTOKINASES; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

EID: 3442889677     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD02103     Document Type: Article

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