Assessment of released acrosin activity as a measurement of the sperm acrosome reaction

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 236-242

  Liu, Rui Zhi ^a   Na, Wan Li ^a   Zhang, Hong Guo ^b   Lin, Zhi Yong ^c   Xue, Bai Gong ^a   Xu, Zong Ge ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Human sperm; Release dacrosin activity; Sperm function

Indexed keywords

4 [5 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL)[2,5' BI 1H BENZIMIDAZOL] 2' YL]PHENOL; ACROSIN; AGGLUTININ; BUFFER; CALCIMYCIN; CALCIUM IONOPHORE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; PROGESTERONE;

ACROSOME REACTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL VIABILITY; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CRITERION VARIABLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME RELEASE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; PEA; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSIN; ACROSOME REACTION; ADULT; CHINA; HUMANS; MALE; PROGESTERONE; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 40349086867     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2008.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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