Endocannabinoids, sperm functions and energy metabolism

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 286, Issue 1-2 SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Rossato, Marco ^a  

^a Ospedale 105   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acrosome reaction; Cannabinoid; Capacitation; Mitochondria; Motility; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABIS; ENDOCANNABINOID;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MALE; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 42249115682     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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