Involvement of cholesterol, calcium and progesterone in the induction of capacitation and acrosome reaction of mammalian spermatozoa

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 181-193

  Witte, Tanja Semira ^a   Schäfer Somi, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Calcium; Capacitation; Cholesterol; Dog; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; PROGESTERONE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM CAPACITATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34948843611     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.07.007     Document Type: Review

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