Cyclic-AMP initiates protein tyrosine phosphorylation independent of cholesterol efflux during ram sperm capacitation

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 649-658

  Colas, Carmen ^a   James, Peter ^b   Howes, Liz ^b   Jones, Roy ^b   Cebrian Perez, Joś A ^a   Muiño Blanco, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cAMP agonists; Immunocytochemistry; Methyl cyclodextrin

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; CAFFEINE; CHOLESTEROL; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; FILIPIN; METHYL BETA CYCLODEXTRIN; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; OKADAIC ACID; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; THEOPHYLLINE; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAM (SHEEP); SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; STAINING;

ANIMALS; BETA-CYCLODEXTRINS; CHOLESTEROL; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; FILIPIN; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; SHEEP; SPERM CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOA;

BOVINAE;

EID: 46949089432     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08023     Document Type: Article

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