Physiological roles of semenogelin I and zinc in sperm motility and semen coagulation on ejaculation in humans

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 151-156

  Yoshida, Kaoru ^a   Kawano, Natsuko ^b   Yoshiike, Miki ^c   Yoshida, Manabu ^b   Iwamoto, Teruaki ^d   Morisawa, Masaaki ^e  

^a TOIN UNIVERSITY OF YOKOHAMA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^d International University of Health and Welfare Hospital   (Japan)

^e YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human sperm; Motility; Semenogelin I; Zinc

Indexed keywords

SEMENOGELIN 1 PROTEIN; SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC ION;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEMINAL VESICLE; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EJACULATION; HUMANS; MALE; SEMEN; SEMINAL VESICLE SECRETORY PROTEINS; SPERM MOTILITY; ZINC;

EID: 40949124276     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gan003     Document Type: Article

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